Direction and Effect

Direction

Direction noun - A statement of what to do that must be obeyed by those concerned.

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

Nearby Words: direct, directed, directly, director, directive

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

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

desired	desired direction	desired effect
good	good direction	good effect
best	best direction	best effect
exact	exact direction	exact effect
Other adjectives: similar, specific, positive, complete, original, single, actual, real, little, bad, interesting, possible, extra, random, strange, intended, different, opposite, overall, comedic.

For the Evulz - At one point, the Big Bad actually says something to the effect of, Im a villain, therefore I have to be aimlessly evil in every direction!

Source: Western Animation / The Adventures of the American Rabbit
The effect is reduced if someone that knows her looks in her direction, or if she touches other people.

Source: Psychic Powers
Then he looks in the readers direction and mentions that he "Wouldn't be surprised if it ended up published as a detective novel." He was looking at a hanging body, but the 'Leaning' effect is there.

Source: Comic Book / Blacksad

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