Effect
Effect noun - A condition or occurrence traceable to a cause.
Face
Face noun - Outward and often deceptive indication.
Usage example: on the face of it, the country went to war for noble reasons
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| good | good effect | good face |
| full | full effect | full face |
| nice | nice effect | nice face |
| exact | exact effect | exact face |
| Other adjectives: similar, normal, complete, original, visible, actual, real, huge, little, main, different, creepy. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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For a while when they showed video of the unmasking they slowed the tape down, added a silly sound effect that was supposed to be ominous or something, and used a cheesy effect to distort his face.
Source: Special Effect Failure -
Instead, she covered her face with a fan until she could get sat down and set up a small projector to shine strongly colored light on her face to replicate the effect of her normal makeup.
Source: Uncanny Valley Makeup - This effect is used to zoom in on Roman's horrified face when he and Niko get kidnapped in Grand Theft Auto IV.
Source: Vertigo Effect
Cite this Source
Face and Effect. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/effect/face
Effect & Face. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/effect/face>.
Face or Effect. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/effect/face.
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