Effect and Germ

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

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Germ is an antonym for effect.

Germ noun - The source from which something grows or develops.

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Effect is an antonym for germ in beginning topic.

Nearby Words: germinal, German, germing

little effect

little germ

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Germ or Effect. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/effect/germ.

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