Effect
Effect verb - To be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind).
Mastermind and effect are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Mastermind" instead a verb "Effect".
Mastermind
Mastermind verb - To plan out usually with subtle skill or care.
Effect and mastermind are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Effect" instead a verb "Mastermind".
Nearby Words: masterminding, masterminded
How words are described
| good | good effect | good mastermind |
| original | original effect | original mastermind |
| single | single effect | single mastermind |
| powerful | powerful effect | powerful mastermind |
| Other adjectives: actual, real, bad, main, apparent, magical. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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The latter whipped up a gadget cranking his psionic abilities Up to Eleven, but has a side effect of With Great Power Comes Great Insanity which has caused him to turn into a criminal mastermind and try to kill his own adopted son!
Source: Screw the Rules, I Have Money! -
Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse: Beyond the Alley of the Dolls plays this to excellent effect; the true mastermind turns out to be the ventriloquist's dummy Max has been carrying around for half the episode.
Source: The Dog Was the Mastermind -
Ripple Effect-Proof Memory: The episode "Alternate World" has Logan and a villain accidentally altering the timeline in such a way that when they get back to the future, Logan is now a criminal mastermind and the villain is still in good standing with the police force.
Source: Series / Timecop
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