Collateral
Collateral noun - A security pledged for the repayment of a loan.
Effect and collateral are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Effect" instead a noun "Collateral".
Nearby Word: collate
Effect
Effect noun - A condition or occurrence traceable to a cause.
Collateral and effect are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Collateral" instead a noun "Effect".
How words are described
| similar | similar collateral | similar effect |
Both words in one sentence
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Artificial Stupidity: Vehicle gunners are pretty good about avoiding firing powerful area-of-effect weapons if friendly units or vehicles are near their targets, preventing collateral damage.
Source: Video Game / Halo 4 -
This unpredictability makes the effect almost impossible to use tactically, though terrorist-style organizations that don't really care about collateral damage, like the Fremen, have pulled it out against foes that otherwise overmatch them, like the imperials.
Source: Barrier Warrior -
Related to Deus Ex Nukina if the nuking is being used in a situation where it should be obvious that it realistically wouldn't have any effect, fallout and massive collateral damage aside.
Source: Nuke 'em
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Effect and Collateral. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/collateral/effect
Collateral & Effect. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/collateral/effect>.
Effect or Collateral. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/collateral/effect.
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