Deed and Effect

Deed

Deed noun - An act of notable skill, strength, or cleverness.

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

Nearby Words: deeded, deeding

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

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Deed and effect are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Deed" instead a noun "Effect".

similar	similar deed	similar effect
common	common deed	common effect
specific	specific deed	specific effect
single	single deed	single effect
Other adjectives: actual, real, great, little, bad, ill, major, random.

One variation has the villain not doing it themselves, but instead ordering their lieutenant(s) or mooks to carry out the deed to much the same effect.

Source: Post-Rape Taunt
Sometimes it's inverted for comic effect, where the person being challenged is genuinely evil and does the evil deed without hesitation.

Source: If You're So Evil, Eat This Kitten
Tragically ironic in that it has the effect of making Suzaku even more suspicious of Lelouch, who he suspects of doing the deed.

Source: Forgiveness

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