All cause and effect synonyms
cause and ef·fect
C c noun cause and effect
- vicious circle — Logic. (in demonstration) the use of each of two propositions to establish the other. (in definition) the use of each of two terms to define the other.
- chemical reaction — a process that involves changes in the structure and energy content of atoms, molecules, or ions but not their nuclei
- domino effect — the cumulative effect that results when one event precipitates a series of like events.
- ripple effect — a spreading effect or series of consequences caused by a single action or event.
- domino theory — a theory that if one country is taken over by an expansionist, especially Communist, neighbor, party, or the like, the nearby nations will be taken over one after another.
- knock-on — If there is a knock-on effect, one action or event causes several other events to happen one after the other.
- knock-on effect — a chain reaction.
- slippery slope — a dangerous and irreversible course: the slippery slope from narcotics to prison.