Aftereffect and Cause

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Aftereffect noun - A condition or occurrence traceable to a cause.

Usage example: in the U.S. slavery was abolished in 1865, but its aftereffects remained keenly felt long afterwards

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Cause is an antonym for aftereffect in topics: occurrence, result, effect, conclusion, product.

Cause noun - Someone or something responsible for a result.

Usage example: the much-debated causes of the American Civil War

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Aftereffect is an antonym for cause.

Nearby Words: caused, causation, causeless, causative, causal

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Cause and Aftereffect. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/aftereffect/cause

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