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Note: Often confused with "affect".

Effect

//ɪˈfɛkt//

Synonyms for "effect" (516 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (104)

consequence impression harvest abide by accomplish achieve action actualize actually adhere to administer affective meaning aftereffect aftermath aim ambition amperage angle animus apodosis

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Noun(5 words)

consequence basis burden cause core

Strong matches (154)

desideratum design desire destination destiny determination development dint discharge dispatch dispose of distillate distillation do do the job do the trick do to dominance domination doom

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draw down draw on drift drive duress dynasty earn effectively effectiveness effectuality effectuate efficacy eidolon elicit eminence enact enchantment end end point end product ending energy enforce engender ensure envoi epilogue eschatology essence essentially establish esteem event eventuality evoke excite execute exercise expiration extension extract facet fashion fate father favor feature fetch figure fill out final solution final twitch final words finale finality finis finish fixed purpose float flower power force force majeure forcefulness form found fruit fulfil fulfill full blast full force function generate gestalt gestate get gist give birth to give origin to give rise to go and do goal good feeling grammatical meaning guise handiwork heir hold honor idea image imago impact implement implication import importance in effect in truth inaugurate incept incidental power induce inflict influence influentiality insinuation inspire install instigate institute intendment intension intent intention invention invoke issue izzard knock off last last breath last gasp last things

Noun(10 words)

dynamic essence event follow-on force genesis germ gist impression issue

Verb(1 words)

effectuate

Related words (258)

last trumpet last word last words latter end lead leadership legacy leverage lexical meaning light likeness line lineage lineaments literal meaning look magnetism main force main strength make

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make out mana manage manner manufacture mark masterpiece masterwork mastery materialize meaning might might and main mightiness mind mintage moment more or less motivate motive moxie muscle power new mintage nisus obey object objective observe obtain occasion offshoot offspring omega opera opus opuscule organize originate origination outcome outgrowth overtone paraphernalia pay payoff perfect perform period peroration perpetrate personality persuasion pertinence phase phasis pith pizzazz plan point polish off poop posterity potence potency potentiality power power pack power structure power struggle powerfulness practical consequence precipitate predominance preponderance prepotency pressure prestige procure produce product production productiveness productivity project promulgate proposal prosecute prospectus provoke puissance pull pull off punch purchase purport purpose pursuance push put away put in force put through quietus ramification range of meaning reaction real meaning realize really reference referent reflection regard reign relation relevance render repercussion repute resolution resolve respect response resting place result resultant rule sake say scope secure seeming semantic cluster semantic field semblance sensation sense sequel sequence set afloat set on foot set up shape show side side effect significance signification significatum signifie simulacrum sinew sire slant so to speak sound span of meaning spirit steam stoppage stopping place strength striving strong arm structural meaning study style suasion substance subtle influence succeed successor suggestion sum sum and substance superinduce superiority superpower supremacy swan song sway symbolic meaning tableau take take and do take care of take effect tenor term terminal termination terminus things total effect totality of associations transact transferred meaning truly turn out turn the trick twist unadorned meaning undertone up and do upper hand upshot validity value vehemence view viewpoint vigor vim virility virtually virtue virulence vitality wattage weight whip hand will windup wise work work out wreak yield z

Verb(2 words)

lead to set up

Noun(8 words)

origin outcome principle reason result root source upshot

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

14 relation types

More general

20 entries

act appearance belief cause do feeling import impression make meaning move notion opinion phenomenon significance signification

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More specific

127 entries

Allison effect Barnum effect Bauschinger effect Bridgman effect Casimir effect Cheerios effect Cher effect Cherenkov effect Coriolis effect Dahl effect Davis-Barnes effect Doppler effect Dunning-Kruger effect Eliza effect Faraday effect Forer effect

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Antonyms

1 entries

cause

Synonyms

2 entries

consequence impression

Related terms

14 entries

effectibility effectible effective effectiveness effectivity effector effectual effectuate efficacious efficacity efficacy efficiency efficient feckless

causes

1 entries

happen

derived

518 entries

Abney effect Aharonov-Bohm effect Al Jazeera effect Allais effect Allee effect Amazon effect Anrep effect Askaryan effect Auger effect Auger-Meitner effect Autler-Townes effect Averch-Johnson effect Baader-Meinhof effect Balassa-Samuelson effect Baldwin effect Bambi effect

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distinct from

1 entries

cause

etymologically related_to

3 entries

affect fact infect

form of

1 entries

affect

has context

5 entries

filmology law physics psychology sound engineering

is a

4 entries

impression meaning symptom validity

manner of

2 entries

act cause

related to

67 entries

action after after cause after math and anti anti cause appraisal belongings causation cause cause and cause connection changes computer computer graphics

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Translations

278 translations across 75 languages.

Albanian

2 entries

efekt noun (result of an action)
ndikim noun (result of an action)

Ancient Greek

2 entries

ἀνύω verb (to make or bring about; to implement)
ἐνεργέω verb (to make or bring about; to implement)

Arabic

2 entries

أَثَر noun (result of an action)
تَأْثِير noun (result of an action)

Armenian

3 entries

ազդեցություն noun (result of an action)
երևույթ noun (scientific phenomenon)
էֆեկտ noun (result of an action)

Asturian

1 entries

efeutu noun (result of an action)

Azerbaijani

2 entries

effekt noun (result of an action)
əsər noun (result of an action)

Bashkir

2 entries

нәтижә noun (result of an action)
һөҙөмтә noun (result of an action)

Belarusian

3 entries

вы́нік noun (result of an action)
рэзульта́т noun (result of an action)
эфе́кт noun (result of an action)

Bengali

3 entries

আসর noun (result of an action)
প্রভাব noun (result of an action)
ফলাফল noun (result of an action)

Bulgarian

4 entries

ефе́кт noun (result of an action)
ефект noun (special effect in film)
ефект noun (scientific phenomenon)
имущество noun (belongings)

Burmese

1 entries

အကျိုး noun (result of an action)

Catalan

4 entries

efecte noun (result of an action)
efecte noun (scientific phenomenon)
vigor noun (state of being binding and enforceable)
vigència noun (state of being binding and enforceable)

Chinese Cantonese

1 entries

效果 noun (result of an action)

Chinese Mandarin

3 entries

影響 /影响 noun (result of an action)
效果 noun (result of an action)
結果 /结果 noun (result of an action)

Czech

2 entries

efekt noun (result of an action)
účinek noun (result of an action)

Danish

2 entries

effekt noun (result of an action)
virkning noun (result of an action)

Dutch

3 entries

effect noun (result of an action)
werking noun (result of an action)
bewerkstelligen verb (to make or bring about; to implement)

Esperanto

4 entries

efekto noun (impression left in the mind)
efiko noun (result of an action)
rezulto noun (result of an action)
efektivigi verb (to make or bring about; to implement)

Estonian

3 entries

mõju noun (result of an action)
tagajärg noun (result of an action)
toime noun (result of an action)

Finnish

4 entries

efekti noun (special effect in film)
efekti noun (sound engineering: alteration in sound)
efekti noun (sound engineering: device)
efekti noun (influence, association)

French

4 entries

effet noun (result of an action)
effet noun (special effect in film)
effet noun (scientific phenomenon)
effets noun (belongings)

Galician

2 entries

efecto noun (result of an action)
efectuar verb (to make or bring about; to implement)

Georgian

1 entries

ეფექტი noun (result of an action)

German

4 entries

Auswirkung noun (result of an action)
Effekt noun (impression left in the mind)
Effekt noun (special effect in film)
Effekt noun (sound engineering: alteration in sound)

Greek

4 entries

αποτέλεσμα noun (result of an action)
επίδραση noun (result of an action)
εφέ noun (special effect in film)
εφφέ noun (special effect in film)

Gujarati

3 entries

અસર noun (result of an action)
પરિણામ noun (result of an action)
પ્રભાવ noun (result of an action)

Hebrew

4 entries

אֶפֶקְט noun (special effect in film)
אֶפֶקְט noun (sound engineering: alteration in sound)
אֶפֶקְט noun (scientific phenomenon)
פַּעֲלוּל noun (special effect in film)

Hindi

2 entries

असर noun (result of an action)
प्रभाव noun (result of an action)

Hungarian

4 entries

effektus noun (result of an action)
effektus noun (special effect in film)
effektus noun (scientific phenomenon)
hatály noun (state of being binding and enforceable)

Ido

1 entries

efekto noun (result of an action)

Irish

2 entries

airnéis noun (belongings)
éifeacht noun (result of an action)

Italian

2 entries

effetto noun (result of an action)
effettuare verb (to make or bring about; to implement)

Japanese

4 entries

エフェクター noun (sound engineering: alteration in sound)
作用 noun (result of an action)
効果 noun (result of an action)
影響 noun (result of an action)

Kazakh

2 entries

нәтиже noun (result of an action)
әсер noun (result of an action)

Khmer

2 entries

ផល noun (result of an action)
លទ្ធផល noun (result of an action)

Korean

4 entries

결과 noun (result of an action)
효과 noun (sound engineering: alteration in sound)
효과 noun (scientific phenomenon)
효력 noun (state of being binding and enforceable)

Kyrgyz

2 entries

натыйжа noun (result of an action)
эффект noun (result of an action)

Ladin

2 entries

efet noun (result of an action)
fazion noun (result of an action)

Lao

2 entries

ຜົນ noun (result of an action)
ຜົນກະທົບ noun (result of an action)

Latin

3 entries

effectus noun (result of an action)
fructus noun (result of an action)
efficiō verb (to make or bring about; to implement)

Latvian

3 entries

efekts noun (result of an action)
iedarbe noun (result of an action)
iedarbība noun (result of an action)

Malay

3 entries

efek noun (special effect in film)
kesan noun (result of an action)
kesan noun (special effect in film)

Mongolian

2 entries

нөлөө noun (result of an action)
ᠨᠥᠯᠦᠭᠡ noun (result of an action)

Māori

4 entries

kawekawenga noun (result of an action)
pānga noun (result of an action)
rara noun (result of an action)
rākeitanga noun (special effect in film)

Norman

1 entries

êffet noun (result of an action)

Northern Kurdish

1 entries

tesîr noun (result of an action)

Norwegian

2 entries

effekt noun (result of an action)
forårsake verb (to make or bring about; to implement)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries

virkning noun (result of an action)

Occitan

4 entries

efièch noun (result of an action)
efèct noun (result of an action)
efècte noun (result of an action)
efèit noun (result of an action)

Pashto

1 entries

اثر noun (result of an action)

Persian

4 entries

اثر noun (result of an action)
افکت noun (special effect in film)
تأثیر noun (result of an action)
هنایش noun (result of an action)

Piedmontese

1 entries

efetué verb (to make or bring about; to implement)

Polish

4 entries

efekt noun (result of an action)
rezultat noun (result of an action)
skutek noun (result of an action)
wynik noun (result of an action)

Portuguese

4 entries

efeito noun (result of an action)
efeito noun (scientific phenomenon)
efeito sonoro noun (sound engineering: alteration in sound)
efeitos especiais noun (special effect in film)

Romanian

4 entries

efect noun (result of an action)
efect noun (special effect in film)
efect noun (scientific phenomenon)
efect sonor noun (sound engineering: alteration in sound)

Russian

4 entries

влия́ние noun (result of an action)
возде́йствие noun (result of an action)
результа́т noun (result of an action)
сле́дствие noun (result of an action)

Scottish Gaelic

3 entries

buil noun (result of an action)
toradh noun (result of an action)
èifeachd noun (result of an action)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries

dojam noun (special effect in film)
efekt noun (result of an action)
efekt noun (special effect in film)
efekt noun (sound engineering: alteration in sound)

Slovak

4 entries

efekt noun (special effect in film)
efekt noun (sound engineering: alteration in sound)
efekt noun (scientific phenomenon)
jav noun (scientific phenomenon)

Slovene

2 entries

učinek noun (result of an action)
učinek noun (special effect in film)

Spanish

4 entries

efecto noun (result of an action)
efecto noun (sound engineering: alteration in sound)
efecto noun (scientific phenomenon)
efectos noun (special effect in film)

Swahili

4 entries

madhara noun (result of an action)
madhara noun (special effect in film)
madhara noun (sound engineering: alteration in sound)
madhara noun (state of being binding and enforceable)

Swedish

4 entries

effekt noun (result of an action)
effekt noun (special effect in film)
effekt noun (sound engineering: alteration in sound)
effekt noun (scientific phenomenon)

Tajik

2 entries

асар noun (result of an action)
таъсир noun (result of an action)

Tatar

1 entries

нәтиҗә noun (result of an action)

Thai

3 entries

ปรากฏการณ์ noun (scientific phenomenon)
ผล noun (result of an action)
ผลกระทบ noun (result of an action)

Tocharian B

1 entries

oko noun (result of an action)

Turkish

4 entries

efekt noun (result of an action)
efekt noun (special effect in film)
efekt noun (sound engineering: alteration in sound)
etki noun (result of an action)

Turkmen

1 entries

täsir noun (result of an action)

Ukrainian

2 entries

ефе́кт noun (result of an action)
результа́т noun (result of an action)

Urdu

1 entries

اثر noun (result of an action)

Uyghur

1 entries

نەتىجە noun (result of an action)

Uzbek

4 entries

asar noun (result of an action)
effekt noun (result of an action)
natija noun (result of an action)
taʻsir noun (result of an action)

Vietnamese

2 entries

hiệu ứng noun (result of an action)
dẫn đến verb (to make or bring about; to implement)

Welsh

1 entries

effaith noun (result of an action)

Sample sentences

35 total sentences available.

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Smoking has an ill effect upon health.

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A scientist had to know how to ask the correct question and to state it so clearly that the answer would be, in effect, a definite yes or no, not "maybe".

Source: tatoeba (23977)

In music or speaking, a pause is frequently used for dramatic effect.

Source: tatoeba (25439)

Pollution has a disastrous effect on the ecology of a region.

Source: tatoeba (25709)

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