| Main Entry: | effect |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | result |
Synonyms: |
aftereffect, aftermath, backlash, backwash, can of worms, causatum, chain reaction, conclusion, consequence, corollary, denouement, development, end, end product, event, eventuality, fallout, flak, follow through, follow-up, fruit, issue, outcome, outgrowth, precipitate, pursuance, ramification, reaction, reflex, repercussion, response, sequel, sequence, side effect, spin-off, upshot, waves |
| 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: |
beginning, cause, commencement, foundation, origin, source, start |
| Main Entry: | feeling |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sensation, especially of touch |
Synonyms: |
activity, awareness, consciousness, enjoyment, excitability, excitation, excitement, feel, innervation, motility, motor response, pain, perceiving, perception, pleasure, reaction, receptivity, reflex, responsiveness, sense, sensibility, sensitivity, sensuality, tactility, tangibility, titillation |
Antonyms: |
insensibility, numbness, unconsciousness |
| Main Entry: | reaction |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | response |
Synonyms: |
acknowledgment, answer, attitude, back talk, backfire, backlash, boomerang, comeback, compensation, counteraction, counterbalance, counterpoise, double-take, echo, feedback, feeling, hit, kick, kickback, knee-jerk, lip, opinion, reagency, rebound, reception, receptivity, reciprocation, recoil, reflection, reflex, rejoinder, repercussion, reply, retort, return, reverberation, revulsion, sass, snappy comeback, take*, vibes, wisecrack |
Antonyms: |
cause, question |
| Main Entry: | gut reaction |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | immediate response |
Synonyms: |
Pavlovian response, knee-jerk, reflex, spontaneous reaction, unthinking response |
| Main Entry: | spontaneous reaction |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | unthought-out response |
Synonyms: |
Pavlovian response, gut reaction, knee-jerk, reflex, unthinking response |
| Main Entry: | knee jerk |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | involuntary kick or reaction |
Synonyms: |
automatic response, involuntary impulse, knee jerk reaction, patellar reflex, quadriceps reflex, reflex |
| Main Entry: | materialization |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | effect |
Synonyms: |
actualization, aftereffect, aftermath, backlash, backwash, being, can of worms, causatum, chain reaction, conclusion, consequence, corollary, denouement, development, end, end product, event, eventuality, fallout, flak, follow through, follow-up, fruit, issue, outcome, outgrowth, precipitate, pursuance, ramification, reaction, realization, reflex, repercussion, response, sequel, sequence, side effect, spin-off, upshot, waves* |
| Main Entry: | resultant |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | effect |
Synonyms: |
aftereffect, aftermath, backlash, backwash, can of worms, causatum, chain reaction, conclusion, consequence, corollary, denouement, development, end, end product, event, eventuality, fallout, flak, follow through, follow-up, fruit, harvest, issue, outcome, outgrowth, precipitate, pursuance, ramification, reaction, reflex, repercussion, response, result, sequel, sequence, sequent, side effect, spin-off, upshot, waves* |
| Main Entry: | sequent |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | effect |
Synonyms: |
aftereffect, aftermath, backlash, backwash, can of worms, causatum, chain reaction, conclusion, consequence, corollary, denouement, development, end, end product, event, eventuality, fallout, flak, follow through, follow-up, fruit, harvest, issue, outcome, outgrowth, precipitate, pursuance, ramification, reaction, reflex, repercussion, response, result, resultant, sequel, sequence, side effect, spin-off, upshot, waves* |
| Concept: | [Constant sequent] Effect. |
| Category: | 1. CONSTANCY OF SEQUENCE IN EVENTS |
Synonyms: |
-nouns
effect, consequence; aftergrowth, aftercome; derivative, derivation; result; resultant, resultance; upshot, issue, denouement; end; development, outgrowth, fruit, crop, harvest, product, bud., production, produce, work, handiwork, fabric, performance; creature, creation; offspring, offshoot; firstfruits, firstlings; heredity, telegony; premises.
-verbs
be the effect of ; be due to, be owing to; originate in, originate from; rise, arise, take its rise spring from, proceed from, emanate from, come from, grow from, bud from, sprout from, germinate from, issue from, flow from, result from, follow from, derive its origin from, accrue from; come to, come of, come out of; depend upon, hang upon, hinge upon, turn upon., take the consequences, sow the wind and reap the whirlwind.
-adjectives
owing to; resulting from; derivable from; due to; caused by; dependent upon; derived from, evolved from; derivative; hereditary; telegonous.
-adverbs
of course, it follows that, naturally, consequently; as a consequence, in consequence; through, all along of, necessarily, eventually.
-phrases
cela va sans dire ["That goes without saying" (French)], "thereby hangs a tale" [Taming of the Shrew].
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Antonyms: |
cause |
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