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Synonyms & Antonyms for efficiency
Synonyms
edge, effectiveness, effectualness, efficaciousness, efficacity, efficacy, productiveness
Antonyms
ineffectiveness, ineffectuality, ineffectualness, inefficiency
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Dividend Homes sets the stage for convenience and efficiency in new-home living by considering and including a variety of features that homeowners certainly want, but may not expect. — Cameron Sullivan, The Mercury News, "Sponsored: Going user-friendly is a smart move," 6 Sep. 2019 The Bay Bridge’s chief engineer, Charles H. Purcell, had been appointed director of the California Department of Public Works, and saw efficiency in duplicating his own design. — Peter Hartlaub, SFChronicle.com, "See the ‘twin’ Bay Bridge that nearly happened despite outrage from SF," 6 Sep. 2019 Reigning Champions League winner Liverpool didn't make any moves of note, for instance, while Man City opted for efficiency in making one major splash in landing midfield heir Rodri and swapping Danilo out for Joao Cancelo at right back. — Avi Creditor, SI.com, "The Top 10 Summer Transfer Window Classes Around Europe," 3 Sep. 2019 So efficiency in city engineers’ offices is crucial, as is political leadership. — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, "Real World Economics: Weighing the value of what we spend," 18 Aug. 2019 During his three-year tenure, Babers has worked on the team’s conditioning and turned the Orange into a top-25 team in terms of defensive efficiency. — Chaunte'l Powell, orlandosentinel.com, "2019 College Football Rankings: No. 25 Syracuse surges under coach Dino Babers," 1 Aug. 2019 Scientists have learned to improve efficiency in manufacturing and to use different materials and design, Flynt said, citing as an example smaller and lighter power sources, which are a premium in space flight. — Stephen Singer, courant.com, "50 years ago, Connecticut aerospace workers who helped Apollo 11 make history watched in awe as astronauts landed on the moon," 20 July 2019 Many had fallen into disrepair in the years since, and the older homes lacked any semblance of energy efficiency. — oregonlive.com, "One of Oregon’s biggest stocks of affordable housing -- the mobile home -- is in peril, despite state interventions," 13 July 2019 Costs for each seat flown a mile, a gauge of efficiency, increased 1.4% in the second quarter from a year earlier, driven partly by Delta's decision to retire its aged MD-90 fleet by 2023, two years earlier than planned. — Bloomberg Wire, Dallas News, "Delta's tailwinds: Summer travel demand, grounded Max jets boost profit outlook," 11 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'efficiency.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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