Efficient and Uneconomic

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

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Uneconomic is an antonym for efficient.

Nearby Words: efficiency, efficiently, efficacy

Uneconomic adjective - Wasteful of resources.

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Efficient is an antonym for uneconomic.

Nearby Word: uneconomical

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Uneconomic and Efficient. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/efficient/uneconomic

Efficient & Uneconomic. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/efficient/uneconomic>.

Uneconomic or Efficient. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/efficient/uneconomic.

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