effect

effect

noun

Definition of EFFECT

1

a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause <better health is always one of the effects of improved hygiene>

Synonyms aftereffect, aftermath, backwash, child, conclusion, consequence, corollary, development, fate, fruit, issue, outcome, outgrowth, precipitate, product, result, resultant, sequel, sequence, upshot

Related Words ramification; denouement (also d{eacute}nouement), echo, implication, repercussion; afterclap, afterglow, aftershock; blowback, by-product, fallout, offshoot, ripple, side effect (also side reaction), spin-off

Phrases matter of course

Near Antonyms consideration, determinant, factor; base, basis, foundation, ground, groundwork; impetus, incentive, inspiration, instigation, stimulus; mother, origin, root, source, spring

Antonyms antecedent, causation, cause, occasion, reason

2

the power to bring about a result on another <religion has a profound effect on our lives>

Synonyms impact, influence, mark, repercussion, sway

Related Words authority, clout, prestige, pull, weight; command, domination, dominion, mastery; consequence, importance, significance; sovereignty (also sovranty), supremacy

Near Antonyms helplessness, impotence, impotency, powerlessness, weakness

effects pltransportable items that one owns <the family packed up its household effects and moved to Florida>

Synonyms belongings, chattels, duds, effects, gear, goods, holdings, movables (or moveables), paraphernalia, personal effects, personal property, personalty, plunder [chiefly dialect], stuff, things

Related Words treasures, valuables; appointments, fixtures, furnishings; estate, property, tangibles; collateral

Near Antonyms immovables, real estate