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  • nounresult
  • nounimpact, impression
  • verbcarry out, accomplish

synonyms for effect

  • aftermath
  • consequence
  • development
  • event
  • fallout
  • issue
  • outcome
  • ramification
  • reaction
  • repercussion
  • response
  • side effect
  • aftereffect
  • backlash
  • backwash
  • conclusion
  • corollary
  • denouement
  • end
  • eventuality
  • flak
  • follow-up
  • fruit
  • outgrowth
  • precipitate
  • pursuance
  • reflex
  • sequel
  • sequence
  • spin-off
  • upshot
  • waves
  • can of worms
  • causatum
  • chain reaction
  • end product
See also synonyms for: effected / effecting / effects
On this page you'll find 317 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to effect, such as: aftermath, consequence, development, event, fallout, and issue.

antonyms for effect

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  • beginning
  • cause
  • origin
  • question
  • source
  • commencement
  • start
  • foundation
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Bells had no discernible effect, while cats fitted with Birdsbesafe collars brought home 42 percent fewer birds, but roughly the same number of mammals, which aligns with previous research.
MEATIER MEALS AND MORE PLAYTIME MIGHT REDUCE CATS’ TOLL ON WILDLIFEJONATHAN LAMBERTFEBRUARY 11, 2021SCIENCE NEWS
At the peak of the crisis in April, that’s when we found the greatest effect of social capital on the virus.
RESEARCHERS IDENTIFY SOCIAL FACTORS INOCULATING SOME COMMUNITIES AGAINST CORONAVIRUSCHRISTOPHER INGRAHAMFEBRUARY 11, 2021WASHINGTON POST
The AI Video Interview Act in Illinois, which went into effect in January 2020, requires companies to tell candidates when they use AI in video interviews.
AUDITORS ARE TESTING HIRING ALGORITHMS FOR BIAS, BUT THERE’S NO EASY FIXAMY NORDRUMFEBRUARY 11, 2021MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW
Framing it like this is obviously and immediately political, of course, but we do so to present evidence that the polarization of the virus has itself potentially contributed to its effects.
WHAT YOU’RE SAYING WHEN YOU SAY THAT COVERING THE CORONAVIRUS IS PARTISANPHILIP BUMPFEBRUARY 9, 2021WASHINGTON POST
The owners can put the 17-game season into effect at any point over the next few years, with an accompanying reduction in preseason games.
NFL BEGINS AN UNCERTAIN OFFSEASON, WITH QUESTIONS ABOUT VACCINES, THE SALARY CAP AND MOREMARK MASKEFEBRUARY 9, 2021WASHINGTON POST
Both bills contained an emergency clause allowing them to go into effect as soon as Northam signs them.
VIRGINIA’S GENERAL ASSEMBLY HEADS TO SPECIAL SESSION WITH BIPARTISAN MOMENTUM ON CORONAVIRUS RELIEF BILLSGREGORY S. SCHNEIDER, LAURA VOZZELLAFEBRUARY 8, 2021WASHINGTON POST
The pandemic, national division and unrest has had a serious effect on these young people.
HINTS FROM HELOISE: OUR CHILDREN ARE WORRIEDHELOISE HELOISEFEBRUARY 8, 2021WASHINGTON POST
Residents of long-term care facilities were prioritized in the rollout of the vaccines because of the effect of the pandemic on that group.
VIRGINIA ASSISTED-LIVING FACILITY MARKETS A ‘VACCINATION STAYCATION’JENNA PORTNOYFEBRUARY 7, 2021WASHINGTON POST
The other thing that goes on there is every senior does what is in effect a mandatory thesis.
PAYING FOR COLLEGE CAN BE OVERWHELMING. HERE'S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TO FIND AN AFFORDABLE OPTIONSEAN GREGORYFEBRUARY 5, 2021TIME
In this case, I suspect, there was co-operant a strongly marked childish characteristic, the love of producing an effect.
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