Brunt and Effect

Brunt

Brunt noun - The main or greater part of something as distinguished from its subordinate parts.

Effect and brunt are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Effect" instead a noun "Brunt".

Effect

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

Brunt and effect are semantically related. You can use "Brunt" instead a noun "Effect".

How words are described

full full brunt full effect
main main brunt main effect
minor minor brunt minor effect

Both words in one sentence

  • Mental Fusion Breaking such a link without assistance can cause catastrophic damage to the minds of all the casters involved, possibly killing them, although the Thinkamancer can redistribute the harmful effect, protecting the others by accepting the brunt of it, or vice versa.
    Source: Mental Fusion
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Effect and Brunt. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/brunt/effect
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Effect or Brunt. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/brunt/effect.
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