Collocations with "effect"

52 collocations found

therapeutic effect

a consequence of a treatment or therapy that is judged to be desirable and beneficial.

therapeutic7.5
startling effect

a result or consequence that is sudden and shocking

startling7.2
bandwagon effect

The tendency for people to adopt certain behaviors or beliefs because many others are doing so.

bandwagon7.0
inhibitory effect

Used to describe a result that slows down or prevents a particular action or process, common in scientific contexts.

inhibitory7.0
marginal effect

a very small or slight effect

marginal7.0
residual effect

A lingering consequence or outcome that remains after the main cause has ceased.

residual7.0
exacerbate the effect

to intensify a result or consequence of an action

exacerbate6.9
debilitating effect

Describes an outcome or consequence that weakens something or someone.

debilitating6.8
optimum effect

The best possible result or impact.

optimum6.8
spillover effect

Used to describe a secondary or unintended consequence of an action or event.

spillover6.8
aggregate effect

The total effect resulting from the combination of several factors.

aggregate6.5
effect a change

More formal than 'make a change'.

change6.5
hypnotic effect

describes the power or influence that something has to mesmerize or induce a trance-like state.

hypnotic6.5
moderating effect

Refers to something that reduces the intensity or extremity of a result or change.

moderating6.5
improvement6.3
trickle-down effect

Describes the indirect benefits for the less well-off that are said to arise from the increasing wealth of the rich.

trickle-down6.2
effect a transformation

to achieve or produce a transformation (formal)

transformation6.0
effect a cure

to successfully produce a cure (formal)

cure5.8
effect reconciliation

A formal term for causing reconciliation to happen, often in a legal or official context.

reconciliation5.5
salutary effect

a helpful or beneficial effect, often resulting from something unpleasant

salutary5.0
counterbalance effect

To reduce or remove the bad result of something by producing an opposite effect.

counterbalance4.5
soporific effect

describes something that induces or tends to induce sleep.

soporific4.5