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effect
noun as in result
Strongest matches
aftermath, consequence, development, event, fallout, issue, outcome, ramification, reaction, repercussion, response, side effect
Strong matches
aftereffect, backlash, backwash, conclusion, corollary, denouement, end, eventuality, flak, follow-up, fruit, outgrowth, precipitate, pursuance, reflex, sequel, sequence, spin-off, upshot, waves
Weak matches
noun as in impact, impression
verb as in carry out, accomplish
Strong matches
actualize, actuate, begin, buy, cause, complete, conceive, conclude, consummate, create, effectuate, execute, follow through, fulfill, generate, induce, initiate, invoke, make, perform, procure, produce, render, secure, sell, unzip, yield
Weak matches
bring off, bring on, carry through, do a number, do one's thing, do the job, do the trick, do to a T, draw on, get across, get to, give rise to, make it, make waves, pull it off, put across, turn out, turn the trick
Example Sentences
Researchers at Uppsala University have analysed the effects of seven different hormone treatments for menopausal symptoms on the risk of blood clots, stroke and heart attack.
Though the theatrical market is still recovering from the effects of the pandemic, Disney hit gold twice already this year with billion-dollar box office titles “Inside Out 2” and “Deadpool & Wolverine.”
But we can certainly hope to better understand the process and minimize its ill effects.
Originally developed by the pharmaceutical industry in the 1950s as a painkiller, clinical trials were abandoned amid concerns about their harmful effects.
They are usually so lacking in empathy that they cannot see the effect they have on others.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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