See effect in American Heritage Dictionary 4 Synonyms
effect consequence result outcome upshot sequel
These nouns denote an occurrence, situation, or condition that is caused by an antecedent. An effect is produced by the action of an agent or a cause and follows it in time: “Every cause produces more than one effect” (Herbert Spencer).
A consequence has a less sharply definable relationship to its cause: “Servitude is at once the consequence of his crime and the punishment of his guilt” (John P. Curran).
A result is viewed as the end product of the operation of the cause: “Judging from the results I have seen … I cannot say … that I agree with you” (William H. Mallock).
An outcome more strongly implies finality and may suggest the operation of a cause over a relatively long period: The trial's outcome might have changed if the defendant had testified.
An upshot is a decisive result, often of the nature of a climax: “The upshot of the matter … was that she showed both of them the door” (Robert Louis Stevenson).
A sequel is a consequence that ensues after a lapse of time: “Our dreams are the sequel of our waking knowledge” (Ralph Waldo Emerson).
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See effect in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
noun
Something brought about by a cause:
aftermath, consequence, corollary, end product, event, fruit, harvest, issue, outcome, precipitate, ramification, result, resultant, sequel, sequence, sequent, upshot. See causeThe power or capacity to produce a desired result:
effectiveness, effectuality, effectualness, efficaciousness, efficacy, efficiency, influence, potency. See affectThe condition of being in full force or operation:
actualization, being, materialization, realization. See beOne's portable property.
Used in plural: belonging (often used in plural), good (used in plural), lares and penates, personal effects, personal property, possession (used in plural), property, thing (often used in plural). (Informal) stuff. (Law) chattel, movable (often used in plural). See owned
verb
To be the cause of:
bring, bring about, bring on, cause, effectuate, generate, induce, ingenerate, lead to, make, occasion, result in, secure, set off, stir1 (up), touch off, trigger. Idioms: bring to pass (or effect), give rise to. See startTo bring about and carry to a successful conclusion:
bring off, carry out, carry through, effectuate, execute, put through. (Informal) swing. See doTo compel observance of:
carry out, enforce, execute, implement, invoke. Idioms: put in force, put into action. See obligation, over
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