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nounADJECTIVE▪ overall▪ great, high (esp. AmE), increased▪ maximum▪ limited▪ relative▪ potential▪ long-term▪
The drug's long-term effectiveness has yet to be established.
▪ operational, organizational▪ political▪ combat (esp. AmE), military▪ teacher▪Exam results are sometimes used as a measure of teacher effectiveness.
▪ clinical, therapeutic, treatmentVERB + EFFECTIVENESS▪ analyse/analyze, assess, check, determine, estimate, evaluate, examine, gauge, investigate, judge, measure, monitor, study, test▪ compare▪ demonstrate, indicate, prove, show▪The exam results demonstrated the effectiveness of the teaching.
▪ achieve, ensure▪You may need to increase the dose to achieve maximum effectiveness.
▪ maintain▪ affect, impact, influence▪ boost, enhance, improve, increase, maximize▪ decrease, destroy, diminish, hamper, impair, limit, reduce, undermine▪ lose▪The drugs work well at first but gradually lose their effectiveness.
▪ question▪Many people questioned the effectiveness of economic sanctions.
PREPOSITION▪ effectiveness as▪They're doing tests to evaluate the effectiveness of this herb as an antiseptic.
▪ effectiveness in▪the effectiveness of penicillin in controlling bacterial infection
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