Efficient and Futile

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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

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Futile is an antonym for efficient.

Nearby Words: efficiency, efficiently, efficacy

Futile adjective - Producing no results.

Usage example: the prison is so well guarded that all attempts to escape have been futile

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Efficient is an antonym for futile.

Nearby Word: futility

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