Effect and Objective

Effect

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

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Objective and effect are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Objective" instead a noun "Effect".

Objective noun - Something that one hopes or intends to accomplish.

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Effect and objective are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Effect" instead a noun "Objective".

desired	desired effect	desired objective
similar	similar effect	similar objective
normal	normal effect	normal objective
common	common effect	common objective
Other adjectives: specific, original, single, obvious, actual, real, great, main, major, possible, apparent, secondary, additional, intended, different, overall.

The wide scale of the effect can be why the heroes have it as the objective of their quest.

Source: World-Healing Wave
Any score objective for boss battles based on getting a status effect to stick to a boss.

Source: Video Game / Final Fantasy Record Keeper
Crane's stated mission objective is to keep this trope from actually coming into effect.

Source: Video Game / Dying Light

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