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Synonyms for effect
noun result

development
reaction
event
repercussion
side effect
ramification
consequence
aftermath
outcome
issue

response
end
precipitate
sequence
outgrowth
spin-off
sequel
denouement
corollary
fruit

backwash
upshot
eventuality
reflex
backlash
flak
conclusion
can of worms
chain reaction
end product

follow through
fallout
aftereffect
pursuance
follow-up
waves
causatum

Antonyms for effect

source
commencement
cause

question
beginning
origin

start
foundation

Synonyms
noun impact, impression

use
strength
force
power
sense
influence
reality
meaning

significance
action
effectiveness
fact
vigor
enforcement
efficacy
weight

purport
implementation
essence
drift
validity
mark
imprint
efficiency

clout
purpose
tenor
import
execution

Antonyms

weakness
incompetence
incapacity
disregard
inefficiency
commencement

source
powerlessness
impotence
neglect
failure
unimportance

beginning
cause
foundation
origin
start

Synonyms
verb carry out, accomplish

bring about
enforce
achieve
implement
realize
enact
secure
effectuate
conclude
actuate
buy
sell
render

perform
actualize
make
cause
begin
unzip
complete
invoke
procure
induce
produce
generate
execute

conceive
yield
initiate
consummate
fulfill
create
bring off
bring on
draw on
get across
turn out
carry through
do a number

do the job
do the trick
do to a T
get to
give rise to
make it
make waves
pull it off
put across
turn the trick
do one’s thing

Antonyms

hinder
prevent
destroy
ruin
deny
disallow
refuse
veto

ignore
halt
stop
neglect
fail
lose
give up
discourage

end
finish
close
forget
miss
overlook

Usage Notes

See affect1.
Concept Thesaurus for word effect
1. CONSTANCY OF SEQUENCE IN EVENTS
Synonyms – noun

effect
derivative
resultance
end
crop
production
fabric
offspring
heredity

consequence
derivation
upshot
development
harvest
produce
performance
offshoot
telegony

aftergrowth
result
issue
outgrowth
product
work
creature
firstfruits
premises.

aftercome
resultant
denouement
fruit
bud.
handiwork
creation
firstlings

Synonyms – verbs

be the effect of
originate from
proceed from
bud from
flow from
accrue from
depend upon
take the consequences

be due to
rise
emanate from
sprout from
result from
come to
hang upon
sow the wind and reap the whirlwind.

be owing to
arise
come from
germinate from
follow from
come of
hinge upon

originate in
take its rise spring from
grow from
issue from
derive its origin from
come out of
turn upon.

Synonyms – adjectives

owing to
caused by
derivative

resulting from
dependent upon
hereditary

derivable from
derived from
telegonous.

due to
evolved from

Synonyms – phrases
cela va sans dire [“That goes without saying” (French)], “thereby hangs a tale” [Taming of the Shrew].
Antonyms

cause

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