Effect
Effect noun - A condition or occurrence traceable to a cause.
Hint
Hint noun - A slight or indirect pointing to something (as a solution or explanation).
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| good | good effect | good hint |
| nice | nice effect | nice hint |
| best | best effect | best hint |
| better | better effect | better hint |
| Other adjectives: common, direct, single, obvious, nasty, actual, real, great, huge, little, main, interesting, major, useful, possible, minor, extra, visual, comic. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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In fact the only "Observable" effect, and hint that it exists, is it's effect on gravity.
Source: You Cannot Grasp the True Form -
The game won't mind, it won't even hint that those things have any effect when you do them - but if you don't, woe betide you later on.
Source: Platform Hell - Kiss of Distraction: Not actually a kiss, but its the same effect and the same purpose, with a hint of Intimate Healing into the bargain.
Cite this Source
Hint and Effect. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/effect/hint
Effect & Hint. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/effect/hint>.
Hint or Effect. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/effect/hint.
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