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effects - 20 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | effects |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | belongings |
| Synonyms: | goods, holdings, paraphernalia, property, stuff, things, trappings, accouterments, chattels, possessions |
| Main Entry: | effect |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | carry out, accomplish |
| Synonyms: | achieve, actualize, actuate, begin, bring about, bring off, bring on, buy, carry through, cause, complete, conceive, conclude, consummate, create, do a number, do one's thing, do the job, do the trick, do to a T, draw on, effectuate, enact, enforce, execute, fulfill, generate, get across, get to, give rise to, implement, induce, initiate, invoke, make, make it, make waves, perform, procure, produce, pull it off, put across, realize, render, secure, sell, turn out, turn the trick, unzip, yield |
| Notes: | as a noun, affect means 'a feeling or emotion,' whereas effect means 'the result or consequence of some action or process'; as a verb, to affect means 'to exert an influence upon,' and implies the action of a stimulus that can produce a response or reaction, whereas to effect means 'to bring about as a result' effect is a noun referring to a thing, but if you mean an action, that is affect; if you want the verb meaning 'achieve, bring about,' that is effect |
| Antonyms: | fail, forget, ignore, neglect, overlook |
| Main Entry: | effect |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | result |
| Synonyms: | aftermath, backlash, backwash, can of worms*, chain reaction*, conclusion, consequence, corollary, denouement, development, end, end product, event, eventuality, fallout, flak*, follow through, fruit, issue, outcome, outgrowth, precipitate, ramification, reaction, reflex, repercussion, response, sequel, sequence, side effect, spin-off, upshot*, aftereffect, causatum, follow-up, pursuance, waves |
| Antonyms: | beginning, cause, commencement, foundation, origin, source, start |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | effect |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | impact, impression |
| Synonyms: | action, clout, drift, effectiveness, efficacy, efficiency, enforcement, essence, execution, fact, force, import, imprint, influence, mark, meaning, power, purport, purpose, reality, sense, significance, strength, tenor, use, validity, vigor, weight, implementation |
| Main Entry: | baggage |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | gear |
| Synonyms: | belongings, effects, equipment, gear, impedimenta, luggage, paraphernalia, things, tote bag, trappings, accoutrements, bags, carry-on, fortnighter, overnighter, parcels, slough, suitcases, tote, two-suiter |
| Main Entry: | belongings |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | personal possessions |
| Synonyms: | assets, effects, gear, goods, paraphernalia, personal property, property, stuff, things, accouterments, appurtenances, chattels |
| Main Entry: | kit |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | provisions, equipment |
| Synonyms: | apparatus, assortment, bag, collection, container, effects, gear, impedimenta, material, outfit, pack, paraphernalia, rig, satchel, selection, set, stock, stuff, suitcase, supplies, tackle, things, trappings, accoutrements, implements, tools, utensils |
| Main Entry: | merchandise |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | goods for sale |
| Synonyms: | commodity, effects, job lot, line, material, number, produce, product, staple, stock, stuff, truck, wares, seconds, vendible |
| Main Entry: | paraphernalia |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | equipment, belongings |
| Synonyms: | apparatus, baggage, effects, equipage, gear, impedimenta, machinery, material, materiel, outfit, regalia, stuff, tackle, things, trappings, accoutrements, appurtenances, habiliments, impediments |
| Main Entry: | resources |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | money, possessions, natural resources |
| Synonyms: | assets, backing, bankroll, basics, belongings, budget, capital, collateral, effects, funds, holdings, income, kitty*, means, nest egg*, nut*, property, revenue, riches, savings, sock*, stuff, supplies, ways and means*, wealth, wherewithal*, ace in hole, material goods, reserves, the goods |
| Antonyms: | debt |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | personal property |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | personal belongings |
| Synonyms: | effects, personal effects, chattels personal, choses transitory |
| Main Entry: | gear |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | equipment |
| Synonyms: | accessory, adjunct, apparatus, appendage, appurtenance, baggage, belongings, contraption, effects, habiliment, harness, impedimenta, instrument, kit, luggage, machinery, material, materiel, means, outfit, paraphernalia, rigging, setup, stuff, supply, tackle, things, trappings, accouterment, encumbrances, fittings, kit and kaboodle, possessions, tools |
| Main Entry: | goods |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | personal possessions |
| Synonyms: | belongings, effects, equipment, furnishings, furniture, gear, impedimenta, paraphernalia, property, stuff, things, trappings, appurtenances, chattels, encumbrances, movables |
| Main Entry: | property |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | possessions, real estate |
| Synonyms: | acreage, assets, belongings, capital, claim, dominion, effects, equity, estate, farm, goods, holdings, home, house, inheritance, land, means, ownership, plot, premises, resources, riches, substance, title, tract, wealth, worth, acres, buildings, chattels, freehold, possessorship, proprietary, proprietorship, realty |
| Main Entry: | stuff |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | personal belongings |
| Synonyms: | being, effects, equipment, gear, goods, impedimenta, individual, junk*, kit, luggage, paraphernalia, substance, tackle, things, trappings, objects, possessions |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | estate |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person's possessions, property, wealth |
| Synonyms: | assets, belongings, bequest, capital, devise, effects, endowment, fortune, goods, heritage, inheritance, legacy, patrimony, substance, chattels, earthly possessions |
| Main Entry: | possession |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something owned; property |
| Synonyms: | accessories, assets, baggage, belongings, effects, equipment, estate, furnishings, furniture, goods, impedimenta, paraphernalia, province, real estate, settlement, territory, things, trappings, wealth, appointments, appurtenances, chattels, fixtures, tangibles, tricks |
| Main Entry: | thing/things |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | personal possessions |
| Synonyms: | apparel, attire, baggage, belongings, clothes, clothing, duds*, effects, equipment, gear, goods, impedimenta, luggage, odds and ends*, paraphernalia, personal effects, property, raiment, stuff, trappings, chattels, habiliments, personals, tricks |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | accomplish |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | succeed in doing |
| Synonyms: | achieve, arrive, attain, bring about, bring off, carry out, conclude, consummate, do, effect, finish, fulfill, gain, hit*, manage, perform, produce, pull off*, rack up*, reach, realize, score*, win, do a bang-up job, do justice, do one proud, do the trick, get someplace, get there, make hay, make it, nail it, put it over, sew up, take care of |
| Antonyms: | abandon, fail, nullify, relinquish, give up, not finish |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | achieve |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bring to successful conclusion; reach a goal |
| Synonyms: | accomplish, acquire, actualize, attain, bring about, bring off*, bring to pass, cap, carry out, close, complete, conclude, consummate, deliver, discharge, dispatch, do, earn, effect, enact, end, execute, finish, follow through, fulfill, gain, get, manage, negotiate, obtain, perfect, perform, procure, produce, rack up*, reach, realize, resolve, score, seal, settle, sign, solve, win, wind up, work out, carry through, earn wings, effectuate, get done, see through |
| Antonyms: | fail, lose, miss |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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