efficient

Questions about efficient

What does efficient mean?

efficient means "being effective without wasting time or effort or expense". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in efficient?

efficient has 3 syllables: ef-fic-ient. The stress falls on "fic". In IPA it is /ɪˈfɪʃənt/.

What is another word for efficient?

Close synonyms include effective. 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.

What is the opposite of efficient?

The recorded antonyms are inefficient.

Is efficient a common word?

efficient is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with efficient?

8 words rhyme with efficient. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.