desired effect
What you want
The desired effect is the outcome someone intends to produce through an action.
A medication achieves its desired effect when it relieves symptoms.
A speaker's words have the desired effect when the audience responds as hoped.
The phrase often appears in negative constructions: The warning didn't have the desired effect—they went ahead anyway.
What follows a cause
- consequenceResult of an action
- impactForceful contact or consequence
- upshotFinal outcome
- aftermathResults following an event
payoff · culmination · ramification · repercussion · aftereffect · fallout · end result · corollary
Forceful contact or consequence
- swayRock back and forth
- leverageBorrowed capital for amplified returns
- persuasionConvincing through reasoning
- manipulationUnderhanded control of others
control · power · inducement · coercion · pressure · suggestion · conditioning · steering
result
What follows a cause
- consequenceResult of an action
- impactForceful contact or consequence
- upshotFinal outcome
aftermath · payoff · culmination · ramification · repercussion · aftereffect · fallout · end result · corollary · fruit
aim
Purpose or direction
target · plan · intent · design · end · agenda · direction · focus · vision · mission
impact
Forceful contact or consequence
- swayRock back and forth
- leverageBorrowed capital for amplified returns
- persuasionConvincing through reasoning
manipulation · control · power · inducement · coercion · pressure · suggestion · conditioning · steering · guidance
ambition
Desire for achievement
hope · wish · craving · quest · pursuit · drive · passion · calling · vocation · hunger
desired effectunintended consequence
Unexpected outcome of action
side effect · byproduct · secondary effect · spillover effect · knock-on effect
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