Synonyms and antonyms of To have an effect in British Thesaurus

shape (verb)

to influence the way that a person, idea, or situation develops

impact (verb)

to have an effect or influence on someone or something

affect (verb)

to change or influence something. If something affects something else, it has an effect on it

put (verb)

to cause someone or something to be in a particular situation or state

interact (verb)

if two or more things interact, or if one thing interacts with another, they affect or change one another in some way

get (verb)

to cause someone or something to be in a particular state

reverberate (verb)

formal to have an effect that spreads over a wide area or lasts for a long time

make a difference ()

to have an important effect on something, especially a good effect

come into play ()

to start to happen or have an effect

take effect ()

to start to produce the results that were intended

act (verb)

to start to have an effect

bring out ()

to make someone or something show a quality that they have

call on ()

to produce a particular quality in yourself, especially by making a great effort

catch up with ()

to begin to have an effect on someone

concern (verb)

to involve or affect someone

condition (verb)

formal to control or influence something

creep in ()

to gradually start to affect or change something

cut across ()

to affect two or more different groups

dictate (verb)

to influence or control how something is done

do (verb)

to have a good or harmful effect

get (verb)

to make or help someone or something start doing something, making progress, or going somewhere

give (verb)

to make something look, taste, smell, sound, or feel a particular way

have some/no bearing on something ()

to be relevant/not relevant to something, or to have /an influence/no influence on it

hit (verb)

to suddenly start to affect someone or something

impinge on ()

to have an effect on something, especially in a negative way

imprint (verb)

to make something have a strong and permanent influence on someone or something

interaction (noun)

the process by which different things affect each other or change each other

interrelationship (noun)

the way in which two or more things affect each other because they are related in some way

kick in (informal)

informal to start to have an effect

make (verb)

to cause someone or something to be in a particular state or to change to another state

make a difference ()

something that makes a lot of difference has a good effect on a person or situation

make or break ()

to help someone or something to be very successful or to cause them to fail completely

operate (verb)

if something such as a rule, idea, or fact operates, it exists and has an effect in a particular situation

penetrate (verb)

to reach or affect something such as a part of society

plunge into ()

to suddenly put someone or something in a particular state or situation

resurface (verb)

to start to have an effect again

set (verb)

to put someone or something in a particular state

set (verb)

to do something that influences the way that other things are done or the way that other people behave

set in ()

if something unpleasant sets in, it starts to happen and have an effect, and is not likely to stop for a long time

settle (verb)

mainly literary to begin to have an effect on someone or something

stabilise ()

a British spelling of stabilize

stabilize (verb)

to make something stabilize

summon (verb)

to manage to produce a quality or a reaction that helps you to deal with a difficult situation

tell (verb)

to have an effect that can be clearly seen, especially a bad effect

tilt (verb)

to influence a situation in a particular way, or to be influenced in a particular way

trickle down ()

to have an effect gradually or after a long time

win (verb)

to be the most important reason why someone succeeds or achieves something

work (verb)

to have a particular effect or result