Acceptable
Acceptable adjective - Of a level of quality that meets one's needs or standards.
Effective and acceptable are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Effective" instead an adjective "Acceptable".
Effective
Effective adjective - Producing or capable of producing a desired result.
Acceptable and effective are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Acceptable" instead an adjective "Effective".
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The Great Divide: Lying through your teeth is an acceptable and effective way to resolve deeply ingrained disputes.
Source: Family-Unfriendly Aesop -
A controversial but effective tactic is to bait the Tyranids into committing most of a swarm to taking a world, only to blow it up before they can set about harvesting it, with any friendly casualties being acceptable losses.
Source: Godzilla Threshold - An Acceptable Break from Reality, since the final missions shows how difficult it can be to keep your small fighter alive in the presence of an effective anti-fighter gun, even if there's only one and it has a long charge cycle.
Source: Video Game / Starlancer
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