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Note: Often confused with "affect".

Effect

/ɪˈfɛkt/

Synonyms for "effect" (609 found)

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Closest matches (122)

Noun(21 words)

consequence outcome resultaffect outcomeaffect study resultsaffectingbiological effectsbring aboutburdencarry outcausechange in policychoicecommunity program impactcompasses complete consequencesconsequent effectconsequentsconservation outcome

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abide byaccomplish achieve action actualize actuallyadhere toadministeraffective meaningaftereffect aftermath aim ambition amperage angle animus apodosis armipotence artifact ascendancy

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aspect aspirationat bottomattain author authority basically bear bearing beef begetblack powerbrainchild breed bringbring aboutbring forthbring offbring onbring to effectbring to passbrute forceby productcall forthcapacity carrycarry outcarry throughcatastrophe cause ceasing cessation charge charisma charm child clout coda cogence cogency coinage coloring commit compass complete composition compulsion conceive conclusion concoction configuration connotation consequence constitute consummate consummation contrive control corollary counselcrack of doomcreate creation creature creditcrowning achievementculmination curtain curtainsdeal withdeath decease

Adjective(6 words)

academic consequenceassociative influencebehavioral influenceconsequentconsistent resultscurrent results

Verb(3 words)

affect behavioraffect decisionsdanish følge

Strong matches (183)

denotation denouement derivation descendant desideration desideratum design desire destination destiny determination development dint discharge dispatchdispose ofdistillate distillation dodo the job

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do the trickdo todominance domination doomdraw downdraw ondrift drive duress dynasty earn effectively effectiveness effectuality effectuate efficacy eidolon elicit eminence enact enchantment endend pointend productending 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 figurefill outfinal solutionfinal twitchfinal wordsfinale finality finis finishfixed purposefloatflower powerforceforce majeureforcefulness form found fruit fulfil fulfillfull blastfull forcefunction generate gestalt gestate get gistgive birth togive origin togive rise togo and dogoalgood feelinggrammatical meaningguise handiwork harvest heir hold honor idea image imago impact implement implication import importance impressionin effectin truthinaugurate inceptincidental powerinduce inflict influence influentiality insinuation inspire install instigate institute intendment intension intent intention invention invoke issue izzardknock offlastlast breath

Adjective(7 words)

direct resultdramatic impacteducational consequenceeducational imprintevident resultgreat influenceimmediate influence

Noun(20 words)

disruption effectecology outcomeengineered change outcomeessence event evoking execute force generate gistgreatly affectimpactfulness impacts implications impression imprintimprint fossil recordinfluences influencing issue

Verb(8 words)

draw a conclusioneffectuate eventuatedhad consequenceshave consequencehave consequencesinfluence outcomesinfluence verb

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last gasplast thingslast trumpetlast wordlast wordslatter endlead leadership legacy leveragelexical meaninglight likeness line lineage lineamentsliteral meaninglook magnetismmain force

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main strengthmakemake outmana manage manner manufacture mark masterpiece masterwork mastery materialize meaning mightmight and mainmightiness mind mintage momentmore or lessmotivate motive moxiemuscle powernew mintagenisus obey object objective observe obtain occasion offshoot offspring omega opera opus opuscule organize originate origination outcome outgrowth overtone pay payoff perfect perform period peroration perpetrate personality persuasion pertinence phase phasis pith pizzazz plan pointpolish offpoop posterity potence potency potentiality powerpower packpower structurepower strugglepowerfulnesspractical consequenceprecipitate predominance preponderance prepotency pressure prestige procure produce product production productiveness productivity project promulgate proposal prosecute prospectus provoke puissance pullpull offpunch purchase purport purpose pursuance pushput awayput in forceput throughquietus ramificationrange of meaningreactionreal meaningrealize really reference referent reflection regard reign relation relevance render repercussion repute resolution resolve respect responseresting placeresult resultant rule sake say scope secure seemingsemantic clustersemantic fieldsemblance sensation sense sequel sequenceset afloatset on footset upshape show sideside effectsignificance signification significatum signifie simulacrum sinew sire slantso to speaksoundspan of meaningspirit steam stoppagestopping placestrength strivingstrong armstructural meaningstudy style suasion substancesubtle influencesucceed successor suggestion sumsum and substancesuperinduce superiority superpower supremacyswan songswaysymbolic meaningtableau taketake and dotake care oftake effecttenor term terminal termination terminus thingstotal effecttotality of associationstransacttransferred meaningtrulyturn outturn the tricktwistunadorned meaningundertoneup and doupper handupshot validity value vehemence view viewpoint vigor vim virility virtually virtue virulence vitality wattage weightwhip handwill windup wise workwork outwreak yieldz

Noun(38 words)

leadership stylemade thingmanifestationmattering to othersneoclassical influencenorwegian innflytelseoccurrenceoutcome termoutcomes outgrowths perform phenomenonplant spacingpolicy impactpolicy outcomepolicy-area impactportuguese influênciaproduce ramification ramifications

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reaction outcomerecovery outcomeresponses resultantresulting fromrevolutionize student engagementrole modelingroman law influencestage impactstrong influencesurface phenomenonteacher matteringtech effectsthe resultupshot upshots vigore wallops

Adjective(11 words)

massive impactsphysical effectphysical influencephysical resultpolitical importrecent imprintserious consequencessignificant effectspanish influenciastrong impactwide-reaching consequence

Determiner(2 words)

most resultant consequencethe outcome

Verb(3 words)

produce outcomesredoundingset up

Interjection(1 words)

wham

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More general

25 entries

actaction verbappearance belief causation cause do event feeling import impression make meaning move notion opinion

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More specific

11 entries

butterfly effectcarry outenact executegreenhouse effectimplementnegative effectphotoelectric effectpositive effectside effectunintended effect

Collocations

9 entries

adverse effectcause and effecteffect a planeffect a policyeffect changelasting effectnegative effectpositive effectside effect

Inflections

3 entries

effected effecting effects

Derivations

8 entries

effected effecting effective effectively effectiveness effector effectuate effectuation

Sample sentences

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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".

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

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

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