Synonyms of effects

effects 1 of 2

noun

plural of effect

as in things

transportable items that one owns

the family packed up its household effects and moved to Florida

Synonyms & Similar Words

• things
• possession
• belongings
• stuff
• goods
• gear
• holdings
• personal effects
• personalty
• personal property
• chattels
• paraphernalia
• plunder
• moveables
• furnishings
• movables
• duds
• treasures
• property
• fixtures
• appointments
• valuables
• collateral
• estate
• tangibles

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• real estate
• immovables

effects

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of effect

as in causes

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 & Similar Words

• causes
• creates
• brings
• prompts
• generates
• does
• works
• produces
• spawns
• yields
• induces
• occasions
• brings about
• translates (into)
• invokes
• results (in)
• begets
• makes
• catalyzes
• effectuates
• brings forth
• gives rise to
• draws on
• breeds
• engenders
• brings on
• contributes (to)
• encourages
• promotes
• introduces
• fathers
• institutes
• determines
• initiates
• advances
• conduces (to)
• launches
• begins
• founds
• develops
• renders
• decides
• pioneers
• sets up
• establishes
• inaugurates
• starts
• fosters
• turns out
• enacts
• sets
• furthers
• nourishes
• cultivates
• forwards
• innovates
• nurtures

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• limits
• restricts
• controls
• impedes
• suppresses
• arrests
• curbs
• inhibits
• checks
• retards
• dampens
• crushes
• squashes
• represses
• subdues
• restrains
• reins (in)
• stifles
• puts down
• smothers
• kills
• destroys
• squelches
• stills
• cans
• cracks down (on)
• quells
• clamps down (on)
• abolishes
• quashes
• extinguishes
• quenches
• snuffs (out)
• liquidates
• demolishes

Phrases Containing effects

• personal effects