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English
1.1
Adjective
1.1.1
Sense: not drawing on more than what is needed
1.1.1.1
Synonyms
1.1.1.2
Antonyms
1.1.1.3
Hyponyms
1.1.1.4
Various
1.2
See also
1.3
Further reading
English
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Adjective
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Sense: not drawing on more than what is needed
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Synonyms
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economical
efficacious
efficient
potent
Antonyms
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inefficient
prodigal
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⇒ thesaurus
]
uneconomical
Hyponyms
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cost-effective
energy-efficient
energy-saving
frugal
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]
fuel-efficient
laboursaving
—
businesslike
well-oiled
(
idiomatic
)
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potency
one fell swoop
kill two birds with one stone
See also
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Thesaurus:skill
Thesaurus:skillful
Thesaurus:excellent
Further reading
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“
817. economy
” in
Roget's Thesaurus
, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
“
efficient
” in
Moby Thesaurus II
, Grady Ward, 1996.