Effect and Source

Opposite meaning words

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

Usage example: better health is always one of the effects of improved hygiene

Show all Definitions

Source is an antonym for effect in topics: impact, result.

Source noun - A point or place at which something is invented or provided.

Show all Definitions

Effect is an antonym for source in beginning topic.

good	good effect	good source
best	best effect	best source
better	better effect	better source
common	common effect	common source
Other adjectives: specific, original, single, visible, powerful, actual, real, great, main, major, useful, possible, apparent, secondary, additional, significant, greater, different, comic, magical.

Instead, the explosion is a very protracted damage source which is always at least somewhat larger than the explosion effect itself.

Source: Game Breaker / First-Person Shooter
A mysterious cat proves central to the story, as it time-travels while carrying the source of the hero's power and becomes immortal as a result due to an unexplained temporal effect.

Source: Surprisingly Similar Stories / Uncited Entries
It originated as the sound effect in the Doctor Who Magazine comic strips, although many of the fans who use it now probably don't know the source.

Source: Fan Nickname / Live-Action TV

Cite this Source

Source and Effect. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/effect/source

Effect & Source. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/effect/source>.

Source or Effect. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/effect/source.

Google Ngram Viewer shows how "effect" and "source" have occurred on timeline