effective
Webster Dictionary
having THE power to produce an effect or effects; producing a decided or decisive effect; efficient; serviceable; operative; as, an EFFECTIVE force, remedy, speech; THE EFFECTIVE men in a regiment
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continual
(continual)
Princeton's WordNet
`continual' (meaning seemingly uninterrupted) is often used interchangeably with `continuous' (meaning without interruption)
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distort
Webster Dictionary
to wrest from THE true meaning; to pervert; as, to distort passages OF Scripture, or their MEANING
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expound
Webster Dictionary
to lay open THE MEANING of; to explain; to clear OF obscurity; to interpret; as, to expound a text OF Scripture, a law, a word, a MEANING, or a riddle
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significative
Webster Dictionary
having signification or meaning; expressive OF a MEANING or purpose; significant
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semantics
(ɪˈmæn tɪks)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a branch OF linguistics dealing with THE study OF MEANING, including THE ways MEANING is structured in language and changes in MEANING and form over time.
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intensifier
(intensifier, intensive)
Princeton's WordNet
a modifier that has little MEANING except to intensify THE MEANING it modifies
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intensive
(intensifier, intensive)
Princeton's WordNet
a modifier that has little MEANING except to intensify THE MEANING it modifies
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remean
Webster Dictionary
to give MEANING to; to explain THE MEANING of; to interpret
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noneffective
Webster Dictionary
not EFFECTIVE
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effectuous
Webster Dictionary
EFFECTIVE
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semantic
(semantic)
Princeton's WordNet
OF or relating to MEANING or THE study OF MEANING
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effectiveness
Webster Dictionary
THE quality OF being EFFECTIVE
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opposite
(antonym, opposite word, opposite)
Princeton's WordNet
a word that expresses a MEANING opposed to THE MEANING OF another word, in which case THE two words are antonyms OF each other
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antonym
(antonym, opposite word, opposite)
Princeton's WordNet
a word that expresses a MEANING opposed to THE MEANING OF another word, in which case THE two words are antonyms OF each other
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opposite word
(antonym, opposite word, opposite)
Princeton's WordNet
a word that expresses a MEANING opposed to THE MEANING OF another word, in which case THE two words are antonyms OF each other
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causative
Webster Dictionary
EFFECTIVE, as a cause or agent; causing
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strong
Webster Dictionary
vigorous; effective; forcible; powerful
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home-speaking
Webster Dictionary
direct, forcible, and EFFECTIVE speaking
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execution
Webster Dictionary
that which is executed or accomplished; effect; EFFECTIVE work; -- usually with do
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work
Webster Dictionary
hence, figuratively, to be effective; to have effect or influence; to conduce
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action
Webster Dictionary
EFFECTIVE motion; also, mechanism; as, THE breech action OF a gun
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gunshot
Webster Dictionary
THE distance to which shot can be thrown from a gun, so as to be effective; THE reach or range OF a gun
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telling
Webster Dictionary
operating with great effect; effective; as, a telling speech
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metal
Webster Dictionary
THE EFFECTIVE power or caliber OF guns carried by a vessel OF war
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restrictiveness
(restrictiveness)
Princeton's WordNet
a grammatical qualification that makes THE MEANING more specific (`red hat' has a more specific MEANING than `hat')
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ineffective
Webster Dictionary
not effective; ineffectual; futile; inefficient; useless; as, an ineffective appeal
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efficacious
Webster Dictionary
possessing THE quality OF being effective; productive OF, or powerful to produce, THE effect intended; as, an efficacious law
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inflential
Webster Dictionary
exerting or possessing influence or power; potent; efficacious; effective; strong; having authority or ascendency; as, an influential man, station, argument, etc
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eloquent
Webster Dictionary
having THE power OF expressing strong emotions or forcible arguments in an elevated, impassioned, and EFFECTIVE manner; as, an eloquent orator or preacher
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