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Suitable vs Efficacious - What's the difference?

suitable | efficacious |

As adjectives the difference between suitable and efficacious

is that suitable is having sufficient or the required properties for a certain purpose or task; appropriate to a certain occasion while efficacious is effective; possessing efficacy.

suitable

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having sufficient or the required properties for a certain purpose or task; appropriate to a certain occasion.

    • Synonyms

    * fit for purpose (British) * up to standard (British)

    Antonyms

    * unsuitable

    Derived terms

    * suitability

    See also

    * fit * meet * appropriate * apt * pertinent * seemly * eligible * consonant * corresponding * congruous

    External links

    * * 1000 English basic words

    efficacious

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • effective; possessing efficacy

    • Related terms

    * effect * effective * effectivity * effectual * efficacity * efficacy * efficiency * efficient

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