Synonyms of effects

1. effects, personal effects, personal property, personal estate, personalty, private property: usage: property of a personal character that is portable but not used in business; "she left some of her personal effects in the house"; "I watched over their effects until they returned"

1. effects, personal effects, personal property, personal estate, personalty, private property: usage: a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing consequences for business"; "he acted very wise after the event"
2. consequence, effect, outcome, result, event, issue, upshot, phenomenon: usage: an outward appearance; "he made a good impression"; "I wanted to create an impression of success"; "she retained that bold effect in her reproductions of the original painting"
3. impression, effect, appearance, visual aspect: usage: an impression (especially one that is artificial or contrived); "he just did it for effect"
4. effect, impression, feeling, belief, notion, opinion: usage: the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
5. effect, essence, burden, core, gist, meaning, significance, signification, import: usage: (of a law) having legal validity; "the law is still in effect"
6. effect, force, validity, validness: usage: a symptom caused by an illness or a drug; "the effects of sleep loss"; "the effect of the anesthetic"

1. effect, effectuate, set up, cause, do, make: usage: produce; "The scientists set up a shock wave"
2. effect, act, move: usage: act so as to bring into existence; "effect a change"