effect
What comes after
Like the word it is often confused with (affect), effect can be both a noun and a verb.
Unlike affect, effect is usually a noun.
An effect is a noticeable change or result from some action or condition: What effect will the disease have on the child’s development?
When something takes effect it becomes active or operational: The new law will take effect January 1st.
Effect is used infrequently as a verb to mean bring about: Organizers felt that the campaign had effected positive changes.
Result of an action
- outcomeFinal result of events
- resultWhat follows a cause
- aftermathResults following an event
- repercussionIndirect result of action
ramification · impact · upshot · fallout · aftereffect · corollary · payoff · culmination
Forceful contact or consequence
- swayRock back and forth
- influencePower to affect others
- powerEnergy transfer rate
- cloutInformal power or punch
leverage · force · weight · bearing · authority · potency · punch · teeth
Prevailing emotional condition
- atmosphereGaseous layer around planets
- ambianceMood of surroundings
- impressionEffect on the mind
- feelPerceive by touch
tone · style · look · vibe · quality · character · aura · texture
What produces an effect
- produceMake or manufacture
- bring aboutCause to happen
- createCause to exist
- generateCause to come into being
induce · trigger · prompt · elicit · provoke · engender · spawn · yield
Digital movie imagery
- trickDeliberate deception
- sleightDexterous trickery
- optical illusionMisleading visual perception
- stage magicPerformed illusory feats
pyrotechnics · hologram · projection · animation · smoke and mirrors · stunt · green screen · compositing
consequence
Result of an action
repercussion · ramification · impact · upshot · fallout · aftereffect · corollary · payoff · culmination · denouement
impact
Forceful contact or consequence
clout · leverage · force · weight · bearing · authority · potency · punch · teeth · pull
mood
Prevailing emotional condition
- atmosphereGaseous layer around planets
- ambianceMood of surroundings
- impressionEffect on the mind
feel · tone · style · look · vibe · quality · character · aura · texture · flavor
cause
What produces an effect
- produceMake or manufacture
- bring aboutCause to happen
- createCause to exist
generate · induce · trigger · prompt · elicit · provoke · engender · spawn · yield · accomplish
CGI
Digital movie imagery
- trickDeliberate deception
- sleightDexterous trickery
- optical illusionMisleading visual perception
stage magic · pyrotechnics · hologram · projection · animation · smoke and mirrors · stunt · green screen · compositing · morphing
belongings
Things you possess
- goodsThings for sale
- possessionsThings one owns
- propertySomething owned or inherent
chattels · movables · estate · assets · things · stuff · gear · valuables · articles · items
- connectionslink, links, connect, connection, tie
- consequencesconsequence, consequences, result, results, outcome
- curiosityinquisitiveness, wonder, questioning, inquiry, interest
- effectsconsequence, result, outcome, aftereffect, vignette
- finishfinish, complete, conclude, end, finalize
- importanceimportance, significance, consequence, weight, gravity
effectineffectuality
Inability to produce results
inconsequence · nullity · futility · impotence · ineffectiveness
- side effectsUnintended treatment consequences
- special effectsArtificial cinematic illusions
- cause and effectHow events produce results
- sound effectArtificial audio enhancement
- take effectBecome active or operative
- domino effectSequential causation phenomenon
effects, effective, effectively, ineffective, effectiveness, ineffectual, effected, effectual, effecting