Efficient
Efficient adjective - Producing or capable of producing a desired result.
Usage example: that manual lawn mower is not a very efficient tool for doing a huge yard
Functional and efficient are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Functional" instead an adjective "Efficient".
Functional
Functional adjective - Being in effective operation.
Efficient and functional are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Efficient" instead an adjective "Functional".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- sensible and efficient
- sensible and functional
- good and efficient
- good and functional
- ready and efficient
- ready and functional
- fit and efficient
- fit and functional
- effective and efficient
- effective and functional
- powerful and efficient
- powerful and functional
- active and efficient
- active and functional
Both words in one sentence
- Their ships are blocky, functional and efficient, enough to satisfy any German engineer.
Source: Roleplay / Star Army -
They can't stand the scent of flowers, consider relaxing massages a form of torture, and will refuse to use anything they deem too "efficient and functional."
Source: Bad Is Good and Good Is Bad -
Functional Addict: El Indio may spend most of the film under the influence of opium, but he's still an efficient and threatening villain.
Source: Film / For a Few Dollars More
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