desired effects
Intended positive results
The results or outcomes that someone intends to achieve through an action, substance, or intervention.
In medicine, desired effects are the therapeutic benefits a drug aims to produce, distinguished from side effects.
In military contexts, desired effects describe the specific impacts an operation seeks to create: The bombing achieved its desired effects.
More broadly, any intended consequence: The speech had its desired effect on the audience.
What follows a cause
- outcomeFinal result of events
- consequenceResult of an action
- impactForceful contact or consequence
- changeTo make different
transformation · aftermath · repercussion · ramification · alteration · modification · upshot · fallout
Purpose or goal
outcome · achievement · accomplishment · milestone · benchmark · aspiration · ambition · agenda
Rock back and forth
- leverageBorrowed capital for amplified returns
- persuasionConvincing through reasoning
- controlAuthority to direct
- powerEnergy transfer rate
authority · manipulation · guidance · shaping · conditioning · steering · clout · dominance
Operate a vehicle
- inspirationSource of creative impulse
- determinationFirmness of purpose
- enthusiasmIntense eager enjoyment
- passionIntense emotional drive
commitment · perseverance · zeal · eagerness · dedication · tenacity · impetus · stimulus
result
What follows a cause
- outcomeFinal result of events
- consequenceResult of an action
- impactForceful contact or consequence
change · transformation · aftermath · repercussion · ramification · alteration · modification · upshot · fallout · ripple
objective
Purpose or goal
intent · outcome · achievement · accomplishment · milestone · benchmark · aspiration · ambition · agenda · priority
sway
Rock back and forth
- leverageBorrowed capital for amplified returns
- persuasionConvincing through reasoning
- controlAuthority to direct
power · authority · manipulation · guidance · shaping · conditioning · steering · clout · dominance · catalyst
drive
Operate a vehicle
- inspirationSource of creative impulse
- determinationFirmness of purpose
- enthusiasmIntense eager enjoyment
passion · commitment · perseverance · zeal · eagerness · dedication · tenacity · impetus · stimulus · momentum
desired effectsside effects
Unintended treatment consequences
unintended consequences · secondary effects · byproducts · knock-on effects · externalities
desired effectsadverse effects
Harmful unintended consequences
negative effects · ill effects · toxic effects · adverse reactions · complications
desired effectsno effect
ineffectiveness · missed targets · treatment failure · nonresponse
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