Effectiveness
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɪˈfɛk.tɪv.nɪs/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Effectiveness is a noun meaning The property of being effective, of achieving results.
Meaning
The property of being effective, of achieving results.
More Meanings
- The capacity or potential for achieving results.
- The degree to which something achieves results.
Example Sentences
He questioned the effectiveness of the treatment.
The effectiveness of the drug was well established.
The problem with these precedents is that the Security Council did not authorize intervention in Syria, and an intervention there will thus harm, not help, the Council’s credibility and effectiveness.
United were having more possession but a sign of the effectiveness of Liverpool's defence was that it took the visitors 76 minutes to force Mignolet into serious action, when he dived to punch away a shot from substitute Nani.
Word Forms
- effectivenesses
Synonyms for effectiveness
Depending on context, synonyms include potency, strength, effectivity, effectuality, effectualness.
Antonyms for effectiveness
Common opposites include ineffectiveness, ineffectuality.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include effectuality, effectualness, potency, strength, efficacy, efficacious.
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