Check
Check verb - To be in agreement on every point.
Effect
Effect verb - To be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind).
Usage example: classroom discussions designed to effect a change in racial attitudes
How words are described
| good | good check | good effect |
| full | full check | full effect |
| special | special check | special effect |
| direct | direct check | direct effect |
| Other adjectives: single, powerful, real, huge, little, bad, psychological, random, odd. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- After 50 floors however check point starvation goes into full effect.
Source: Check Point Starvation - More cautious Boots spends much of his time trying to keep his friends in check, but it rarely has much of an effect.Hilarity Ensues.
Source: Literature / Macdonald Hall - Monster Hunter has the Monoblos, which pretty much exists to underscore that the Hunters' effect on the ecology is actually monitored and kept in check.
Source: Endangered Species
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Effect or Check. 2016. Accessed August 09, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/check/effect.
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