effects

The word “effects” has 2 syllables: ef-fects

It's pronounced as /ɪˈfɛkts/


What is synonym and antonym for effects?

In the thesaurus, “effects” has 81 synonyms and 33 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for effects along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for effects

  • accouterments
  • advances
  • appointments
  • begets
  • begins
  • belongings
  • breeds
  • brings
  • brings about
  • brings forth
  • brings on
  • catalyzes
  • causes
  • chattels
  • collateral
  • creates
  • cultivates
  • decides
  • determines
  • develops
  • does
  • draws on
  • duds
  • effectuates
  • enacts
  • encourages
  • engenders
  • establishes
  • estate
  • fathers
  • fixtures
  • forwards
  • fosters
  • founds
  • furnishings
  • furthers
  • gear
  • generates
  • gives rise to
  • goods
  • holdings
  • inaugurates
  • induces
  • initiates
  • innovates
  • institutes
  • introduces
  • invokes
  • launches
  • makes
  • movables
  • moveables
  • nourishes
  • nurtures
  • occasions
  • paraphernalia
  • personal effects
  • personal property
  • personalty
  • pioneers
  • plunder
  • possession
  • possessions
  • produces
  • promotes
  • prompts
  • property
  • renders
  • sets
  • sets up
  • spawns
  • starts
  • stuff
  • tangibles
  • things
  • trappings
  • treasures
  • turns out
  • valuables
  • works
  • yields

Antonyms for effects

  • abolishes
  • arrests
  • cans
  • checks
  • controls
  • crushes
  • curbs
  • dampens
  • demolishes
  • destroys
  • extinguishes
  • immovables
  • impedes
  • inhibits
  • kills
  • limits
  • liquidates
  • puts down
  • quashes
  • quells
  • quenches
  • real estate
  • represses
  • restrains
  • restricts
  • retards
  • smothers
  • squashes
  • squelches
  • stifles
  • stills
  • subdues
  • suppresses

Meanings of effects

  • noun
    1. The result or outcome of a cause.
    2. Impression left on the mind; sensation produced.
    3. Execution; performance; realization; operation.
    4. An illusion produced by technical means (as in "special effect").
    5. (sound engineering) An alteration, or device for producing an alteration, in sound after it has been produced by an instrument.
    6. (etc.) A scientific phenomenon, usually named after its discoverer.
    7. (usually in the plural) Belongings, usually as personal effects.
    8. Consequence intended; purpose; meaning; general intent; with to.
    9. Reality; actual meaning; fact, as distinguished from mere appearance.
    10. Manifestation; expression; sign.
  • verb
    1. To make or bring about; to implement.

Example Sentences

  • The film's special effects were truly spectacular, enhancing the viewing experience.
  • Climate change is having devastating effects on ecosystems around the world.
  • The doctor warned about the potential side effects of the medication.
  • Economic policies can have far-reaching effects on a country's prosperity.
  • She studied the psychological effects of social media on adolescents for her research project.

On this page you'll find 114 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to effects, such as: abolishes, accouterments, advances, appointments, arrests, begets, begins.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

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  • affairs
  • aftereffects
  • aftermaths
  • articles
  • by-products
  • byproducts
  • commodities
  • conclusions
  • consequences
  • corollaries
  • derivatives
  • developments
  • effects
  • entries
  • fruits
  • goods
  • handcrafts
  • handicrafts
  • issues
  • labors
  • lines
  • merchandises
  • objects
  • offshoots
  • offspring
  • offsprings
  • outcomes
  • outgrowths
  • outputs
  • produces
  • productions
  • products
  • residuals
  • resultants
  • results
  • sequels
  • sequences
  • side effects
  • side reactions
  • spin-offs
  • things
  • upshots
  • wares
  • works
  • yields

makes good on

abides by

kit

impacts

  • affects
  • afflicts
  • agitates
  • allures
  • appulse
  • attracts
  • authorities
  • bang
  • bang into
  • bangs
  • bashes
  • bashings
  • batterings
  • beds
  • bewitches
  • biases
  • biasses
  • blow
  • blows
  • bothers
  • bounce
  • bounces
  • brunt
  • brushes
  • buffet
  • buffets
  • bulldozes
  • bump
  • bumps
  • burden
  • captivates
  • caroms
  • carries away
  • charms
  • clash
  • clouts
  • clunks
  • collide
  • collides
  • collisions
  • colors
  • commands
  • concerns
  • concussion
  • concussions
  • consequences
  • contact
  • contacts
  • crack up
  • crash
  • crashes
  • crunch
  • crush
  • dazzles
  • discomforts
  • discomposes
  • disquiets
  • distresses
  • disturbs
  • dominations
  • dominions
  • effects
  • embeds
  • enchants
  • encounter
  • encounters
  • engages
  • engrains
  • enraptures
  • enroots
  • enthralls
  • enthrals
  • entrances
  • entrenches
  • establishes
  • fascinates
  • fixes
  • flusters
  • full force
  • gets to
  • glances
  • grazes
  • harasses
  • harries
  • hit
  • hits
  • imbeds
  • imbues
  • impingement
  • impingements
  • impinges
  • implants
  • importances
  • impresses
  • impression
  • imprint
  • influence
  • influences
  • infuses
  • ingrains
  • inspires
  • instills
  • interests
  • intrenches
  • involves
  • jar
  • jars
  • jolt
  • jolts
  • jostles
  • jounce
  • jounces
  • kick
  • kicks
  • kisses
  • knock
  • knocks
  • lands
  • lickings
  • lodges
  • mark
  • marks
  • masteries
  • meaning
  • meeting
  • meetings
  • moves
  • muscles
  • nudges
  • penetrates
  • percussion
  • perturbs
  • pesters
  • pierces
  • places
  • plagues
  • pound
  • power
  • presses
  • prestiges
  • pulls
  • punch
  • punches
  • pushes
  • puts
  • quake
  • quiver
  • ram
  • rams
  • rap
  • raps
  • ravishes
  • reaches
  • rebounds
  • register
  • repercussion
  • repercussions
  • ricochets
  • rock
  • roots
  • scrapes
  • settles
  • shake
  • shaves
  • shock
  • shocks
  • significance
  • significances
  • skims
  • skips
  • slams
  • slap
  • slaps
  • smash
  • smash up
  • smashes
  • smashup
  • smites
  • sovereignties
  • sovranties
  • sticks
  • stirs
  • strains
  • stresses
  • strike
  • strikes
  • stroke
  • supremacies
  • sways
  • sweeps
  • swipes
  • thrashings
  • thrust
  • thuds
  • thump
  • thumps
  • touches
  • transports
  • tremble
  • tremor
  • tries
  • troubles
  • upsets
  • wallop
  • wallops
  • weight
  • weights
  • worries
  • wrack up
  • wrings

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