Effect
Effect noun - A condition or occurrence traceable to a cause.
Usage example: better health is always one of the effects of improved hygiene
Groundwork is an antonym for effect.
Groundwork
Groundwork noun - An immaterial thing upon which something else rests.
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Effect is an antonym for groundwork.
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Groundwork and Effect. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 09, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/effect/groundwork
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