Effect and Plot

Effect

Effect verb - To be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind).

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

Plot verb - To engage in a secret plan to accomplish evil or unlawful ends.

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Effect and plot are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Effect" instead a verb "Plot".

Nearby Words: plotted, plotting, plotless

good	good effect	good plot
full	full effect	full plot
exact	exact effect	exact plot
better	better effect	better plot
Other adjectives: similar, common, specific, complete, original, single, actual, real, great, little, bad, main, interesting, major, minor, secondary, significant, different, overall.

The entire romance plot from Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead can be edited out of the movie with no effect at all on the story.

Source: Romantic Plot Tumor
Aborted Arc: Averted; even when plot-important characters drop, the things they left behind can sometimes still have an effect on the plot.

Source: Roleplay / The Sky Tides
This archetypal plot probably emerged due to how artificial lifeforms might invoke an effect similar to the Uncanny Valley.

Source: Creating Life Is Bad aka: Playing God

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