Abortive and Effective

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Abortive

Abortive adjective - Producing no results.
Usage example: an abortive attempt to recover the sunken pirate ship
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Effective is an antonym for abortive.
Nearby Words: abort, abortion, aborted, abortively, abortionist

Effective

Effective adjective - Producing or capable of producing a desired result.
Usage example: an effective treatment of the once-dreaded disease
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Antonyms for Effective
Abortive is an antonym for effective.
Nearby Words: effect, effectual, effectiveness, effected, effectively
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