Able
Effective
Effective adjective - Producing or capable of producing a desired result.
Able is a synonym for effective in productive topic. You can use "Able" instead an adjective "Effective", if it concerns topics such as proficient.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- It's effective enough that, rather than defeating her, Twilight is able to actually swing her to the side of good instead.
Source: Break Them by Talking -
Once our heroes are able to create enough of a disturbance inside for these guys to be able to break through, they're very effective.
Source: Film / Hard Boiled -
Furthermore, they are able to because they are able to study them scientifically and develop effective weapons that are relatively easy to use.
Source: Film / Ghostbusters (1984)
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