EFFICIENT Synonyms

• someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field

• having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude

• moving quickly and lightly

• mentally quick

• quick and energetic

• imparting vitality and energy

• very active

• become brisk

• (usually followed by `of') having capacity or ability

• (followed by `of') having the temperament or inclination for

• possibly accepting or permitting

• having the requisite qualities for

• have the skills and qualifications to do things well

• showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others

• mentally quick and resourceful

• showing inventiveness and skill

• properly or sufficiently qualified or capable or efficient

• legally qualified or sufficient

• adequate, but not outstanding or exceptional

• of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealth

• using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness

• avoiding waste

• a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully

• having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude

• of or relating to or requiring special knowledge to be understood

• moving quickly and lightly

• mentally quick

• formed into a structured or coherent whole, particularly on a large scale

• methodical and efficient in arrangement or function

• being a member of or formed into a labor union

• having great power or force or potency or effect

• (Southern regional intensive) very; to a great degree

• strong enough to knock down or overwhelm

• having great influence

• (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful

• displaying superhuman strength or power

• producing or capable of producing (especially abundantly)

• having the ability to produce or originate

• yielding positive results

• marked by great fruitfulness

• of or relating to technique or proficiency in a practical skill

• having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude

• any area of the body that is highly sensitive to pain (as the flesh underneath the skin or a fingernail or toenail)

• with little or no delay

• accomplished rapidly and without delay

• hurried and brief

• moving quickly and lightly

• apprehending and responding with speed and sensitivity

• performed with little or no delay

• easily aroused or excited

• having inner resources; adroit or imaginative

• having or showing or requiring special skill

• showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness

• a kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore

• elegant and stylish

• characterized by quickness and ease in learning

• improperly forward or bold

• painfully severe

• quick and brisk

• capable of independent and apparently intelligent action

• be the source of pain

• made efficient by stripping off nonessentials

• designed or arranged to offer the least resistance to fluid flow

• a small bird that resembles a swallow and is noted for its rapid flight

• United States meat-packer who began the use of refrigerated railroad cars (1839-1903)

• common western lizard; seen on logs or rocks

• an English satirist born in Ireland (1667-1745)

• moving very fast