Effect
Effect noun - A condition or occurrence traceable to a cause.
Wake
Wake noun - The consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event).
Usage example: in the wake of the accident no one knew how many had been injured
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| good | good effect | good wake |
| full | full effect | full wake |
| nice | nice effect | nice wake |
| similar | similar effect | similar wake |
| Other adjectives: complete, original, visible, nasty, actual, real, huge, major, immediate, magical. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Morpheus' wake in the "The Wake", the tenth volume of The Sandman, is narrated this way, and to great effect.
Source: Second-Person Narration -
It takes effect a few minutes later and every team member is out cold within about a minute of each other, and similarly wake up within a minute of each other several hours later.
Source: Film / Mindhunters -
It takes effect a few minutes later and every team member is out cold within about thirty seconds of each other, and similarly wake up within a minute of each other several hours later.
Source: One Dose Fits All
Cite this Source
Wake and Effect. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/effect/wake
Effect & Wake. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/effect/wake>.
Wake or Effect. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/effect/wake.
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