Effect and Principle

Effect

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

Principle is an antonym for effect.

Principle

Principle noun - A basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct.
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Synonyms for Principle

Effect is an antonym for principle in law topic.

Nearby Words: principal, principled, principally, principe

How words are described

good good effect good principle
better better effect better principle
similar similar effect similar principle
common common effect common principle
Other adjectives: original, single, real, main, major, different, opposite.

Both words in one sentence

  • Later the same principle is applied to innovation and skilled labor in general, to greatly destructive effect.
  • Literature / Sixth Column Applied Phlebotinum: "The Ledbetter effect", which is explained via technobabble as the unifying principle of matter and energy, grants nearly godlike powers to the protagonists.
  • Reactionless Drive It remains to be seen whether the effect has commercial applications, but if a sufficiently powerful device is developed using the principle, implications could be staggering.
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