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Textual thesaurus for "effect"

(noun) impression

an outward appearance

he made a good impression; I wanted to create an impression of success; she retained that bold effect in her reproductions of the original painting


(noun) force

(of a law) having legal validity

the law is still in effect


(noun) core, gist, essence, burden

the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work


(noun) consequence, event, issue, result, outcome, upshot

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise; his decision had depressing consequences for business; he acted very wise after the event


(verb) set up, effectuate

produce

The scientists set up a shock wave