Functional
Functional adjective - Being in effective operation.
In effect and functional are semantically related. In some cases you can use "In effect" instead an adjective "Functional".
In effect
In effect adjective - Exerting force or influence.
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Synonyms for In effect
Functional and in effect are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Functional" instead an adjective phrase "In effect".
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Related pairs
- good and functional
- good and in effect
- effective and functional
- effective and in effect
- active and functional
- active and in effect
- effectual and functional
- effectual and in effect
- practical and functional
- practical and in effect
- going and functional
- going and in effect
- pragmatic and functional
- pragmatic and in effect
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While it did in fact have a functional, working Love Potion power, she tied the string to the wrong finger, meaning the two of them actually made out without its spell in effect.il
Source: Magic Feather
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