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plural of effect
Synonyms & Antonyms of effects
(Entry 1 of 2)
transportable items that one owns
- the family packed up its household effects and moved to Florida
Synonyms for effects
- belongings,
- chattels,
- duds,
- gear,
- goods,
- holdings,
- movables
- (or moveables),
- paraphernalia,
- personal effects,
- personal property,
- personalty,
- plunder
- [chiefly dialect],
- possession,
- stuff,
- things
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Near Antonyms for effects
effects
verb
present tense third-person singular of effect
Synonyms & Antonyms of effects (Entry 2 of 2)
to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)
- classroom presentations designed to effect greater interest in careers in scientific fields
Synonyms for effects
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Phrases Synonymous with effects
Near Antonyms for effects
- clamps down (on),
- cracks down (on),
- crushes,
- dampens,
- puts down,
- quashes,
- quells,
- represses,
- smothers,
- squashes,
- squelches,
- stifles,
- subdues,
- suppresses
- cans
- [slang],
- kills,
- snuffs (out),
- stills
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“Effects.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/effects. Accessed 22 Jun. 2021.
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