wirksam
effective, efficient, potent
English translations
- 01
efficacious
- 02
effective
- 03
valid
Word details
- German meaning
- Erfolgreich das gewünschte Ergebnis erzielend.
- English meaning
- Effective
- Synonym
- effektiv, erfolgreich
- German example
- Das Medikament ist sehr wirksam gegen die Krankheit.
- English example
- The medicine is very effective against the disease.
- Comparative
- wirksamerSuperlative: am wirksamsten
- Opposite of
- effectiveunwirksam
Related words
- medienwirksam
media-effective
- medienwirksam
high-profile
- Wirksamkeit
Effectiveness, efficacy
- erfolgswirksam
Effective
- medienwirksam
Media-effective
- unwirksam
ineffective, inoperative, void
- vorgabenwirksam
Policy-effective
- klinisch
clinical
- langfristig
Long-term
- antimikrobiell
Antimicrobial
- bekanntheitsfördernd
brand-building
- leistungsstark
Powerful
- publizistisch
journalistic, related to publishing
- Ineffizienz
Inefficiency
- Doppelblindstudie
Double-blind study
- neutralisieren
To neutralize means to make something ineffective or harmless, for example, an acid by adding a base.
- Inaktivierung
Inactivation refers to the process by which something is rendered ineffective or deactivated.
- potent
Potent
- nichtig
Void
- abortiv
Abortive
- rückwirkend
Retroactive
- antigrippal
Anti-flu
- produktiv
productive
- langanhaltend
Long-lasting
- antimykotisch
antifungal
- disputabel
Disputable means that something is contentious or controversial, not undisputed.
- Eklat
scandal, controversy
- Inkrafttreten
Entry into force
- Arsphenamin
A former drug used to treat syphilis, no longer in use today.
- Gültigkeit
Validity
- deaktivieren
to deactivate
- Cisplatin
Cisplatin
- schwächen
To weaken
- deaktivierend
Deactivating means reducing or nullifying the activity or effectiveness of something else.
- gültig
Valid
- effektiv
effective
- inaktivieren
Inactivate
- zum Tragen kommen
To take effect, to become relevant
- wirkungslos
Ineffective
- effizient
efficient
- ineffizient
Inefficient
- synergetisch
synergistic
- unterschwellig
subliminal
- geltend
Valid, applicable
- bewährt
Proven, tried and tested
- leistungsfähig
Efficient
Example sentences with “wirksam”
Dieses Medikament ist sehr wirksam. (This medication is very effective.)
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between 'wirksam' and 'effektiv'?
They are largely synonymous, though 'wirksam' is often used for medical or mechanical efficacy, while 'effektiv' is common in business contexts.