Effect and Origin

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Effect

Effect noun - A condition or occurrence traceable to a cause.
Usage example: better health is always one of the effects of improved hygiene
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Origin is an antonym for effect in topics: impact, result.
Nearby Words: effective, effectual, effected, effectively, effecting

Origin

Origin noun - A point or place at which something is invented or provided.
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Effect is an antonym for origin in topics: family, cause, beginning.
Nearby Words: original, originality, origination, originated, originally
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exact exact effect exact origin
similar similar effect similar origin
common common effect common origin
original original effect original origin
Other adjectives: single, actual, real, possible, apparent, different, comic, magical.

Both words in one sentence

  • Comicbook / Red Skull De Matteis retold the Skull's origin story, he added a lot of Darker and Edgier material to the effect that he was really a psychotic Serial Killer long before he met Hitler.
    Source: Comicbook / Red Skull
  • The origin of this effect comes from very early platform games which were released on extremely low-powered systems (such as NES or Atari 2600).
    Source: Mercy Invincibility
  • Why did the Black Wave effect heroes of extra-normal origin (like Superman, Aquaman or Martian Manhunter), since they had no metagene to neutralize?
    Source: Voodoo Shark
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