Effect
Effect verb - To be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind).
Usage example: classroom discussions designed to effect a change in racial attitudes
Limit
Limit verb - To set bounds or an upper limit for.
How words are described
| exact | exact effect | exact limit |
| similar | similar effect | similar limit |
| normal | normal effect | normal limit |
| common | common effect | common limit |
| Other adjectives: specific, original, single, visible, actual, real, huge, main, practical, apparent, maximum, intended, overall. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- In a turn-based game, the time limit can be substituted with a turn limit for the equivalent effect.
Source: Time-Limit Boss - Drakengard involved an effect that you picked up after defeating 50 enemies in a row (with a time limit between each kill).
Source: Limit Break / Video Games - Early on in City of Heroes, there was no limit to the amount of spawns a player could herd, or a limit on how many could be affected by an area of effect attack.
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Limit and Effect. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 09, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/effect/limit
Effect & Limit. N.p., 2016. Web. 09 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/effect/limit>.
Limit or Effect. 2016. Accessed August 09, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/effect/limit.
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