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Common collocations with effect in American Collocation

effect noun

US /ɪˈfekt/

bad

adverse
damaging
deleterious
detrimental
devastating
harmful
ill
negative
undesirable

Changes were about to occur that would have adverse effects on his career.

good

beneficial
positive

Evidence can be seen of the beneficial effects of a cut in the drink-drive limit.

wanted

desired

The video had the desired effect. It made the audience think about the consequences of bad behaviour.

big

dramatic
far-reaching
major
profound
serious
significant
substantial

Motorcycles and scooters can have a dramatic effect on reducing congestion.

small

little

He prescribed medication to lower my blood pressure, but this had little effect.

unintended

unintended

The reform of any law may have unintended effects.

The treatment has no significant side effects.

indirect

indirect
knock-on

When you run a small business everything that happens in your private life has knock-on effects on your business.

gradually increasing

cumulative
snowball

Laser treatments have cumulative effects, which means that the dose from one treatment lasts for some time and what remains will be added to the dose delivered in the next treatment.

causing a series of events

domino
ripple

Some diplomats pointed to the domino effect non-US participation might create: without the United States , China and Russia and others would be unlikely to join.

future

long-term

The study was to investigate the long-term effects on monkeys when they were separated from their mothers when only six months old.

types of effect

calming
depressant
sedative
stimulant
warming

This kind of chanting has a deeply calming effect on mind and body.

have an effect

cause
exert
have
produce
result in

Nutrition has a major effect on the body.

experience an effect

cope with
deal with
experience
reel from
suffer
suffer from

The country was still reeling from the effects of war.

increase an effect

enhance
increase
magnify

reduce an effect

lessen
minimize
reduce

How can we minimize the effects of stress?

reduce an effect by doing something with an opposite effect

compensate for
counter
counteract
mitigate
offset

You will be taught about the effects of diving on your body and how to mitigate these effects.

study an effect

assess
consider
evaluate
examine
investigate
look at
observe
quantify
study

The aim was to investigate the effects of tourism in the Mediterranean.