to that effect
• having that result, purpose, or meaning.
• "she thought it a foolish rule and put a notice to that effect in a newspaper"
Similar:
sense,
meaning,
theme,
drift,
thread,
import,
purport,
intent,
intention,
burden,
thrust,
tenor,
significance,
message,
gist,
essence,
substance,
spirit,
mood,
character,
vein,
flavour,
strain,
to the effect that
• used to refer to the general meaning of something written or spoken.
• "some comments to the effect that my essay was a little light on analysis"
