effectual

1. 1.

   producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect

   “an air-cooled motor was more effective than a witch's broomstick for rapid long-distance transportation”

   “effective teaching methods”

   “effective steps toward peace”

   “made an effective entrance”

   “his complaint proved to be effectual in bringing action”

   “an efficacious law”

   Synonymseffectiveefficacious

   Similarhard-hittingimpellingimpressiverough-and-ready
2. 2.

   having legal efficacy or force

   “a sound title to the property”

   Synonymslegalsound

   Similarvalid

Questions about effectual

What does effectual mean?

effectual means "producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in effectual?

effectual has 4 syllables: ef-fec-tu-al. The stress falls on "fec".

What is another word for effectual?

Close synonyms include effective, efficacious, legal, sound. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is effectual a common word?

effectual is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.