Effective and Honorable

Effective

Effective adjective - Producing or capable of producing a desired result.

Honorable and effective are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Honorable" instead an adjective "Effective".

Honorable

Honorable adjective - Following the accepted rules of moral conduct.

Effective and honorable are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Effective" instead an adjective "Honorable".

Nearby Words: honor, honour, honourable, honored, honoured

Both words in one sentence

  • Finch in V for Vendetta is an effective and honorable detective, it's just that V's terrorism and vigilantism is more effective, through judicious use of Batman Gambits.
  • Video Game / Total War: Shogun 2 Combat Pragmatist: Modernization in Fall of the Samurai often revolves around using tactics that are effective but not necessarily "honorable" like some traditionalist fighting techniques.
  • Armies Are Evil aka: The Evil Army But the Malwa vassels, the Kushans and Rajputs are honorable as well as effective warriors.
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