The difference between Effective and Futile

When used as adjectives, effective means having the power to produce a required effect or effects, whereas futile means incapable of producing results.


Effective is also noun with the meaning: a soldier fit for duty.

check bellow for the other definitions of Effective and Futile

  1. Effective as an adjective:

    Having the power to produce a required effect or effects.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: efficacious"

    "The pill is an effective method of birth control."

  2. Effective as an adjective:

    Producing a decided or decisive effect.

    Examples:

    "The president delivered an effective speech!"

  3. Effective as an adjective:

    Efficient, serviceable, or operative, available for useful work.

    Examples:

    "How long does it take to make a bunch of civilians an effective military force?"

    "My effective income after taxes and child support is $500 a month."

    "The effective radiated power is determined by multiplying the transmitter power output with the antenna gain."

    "The effective voltage of an alternating current is 0.7 times its peak voltage."

  4. Effective as an adjective:

    Actually in effect.

    Examples:

    "The curfew is effective at midnight."

  5. Effective as an adjective (geometry, of a cycle or divisor):

    Having no negative coefficients.

  1. Effective as a noun (military):

    A soldier fit for duty.

  1. Futile as an adjective:

    Incapable of producing results; doomed not to be successful; not worth attempting.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: useless"

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