NOUN | phenomenon | result, consequence, effect, outcome, event, issue, upshot | a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon |
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communication | result, solution, answer, resolution, solvent | a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem | |
event | result, resultant, final result, outcome, termination | something that results | |
communication | result, resultant role | the semantic role of the noun phrase whose referent exists only by virtue of the activity denoted by the verb in the clause | |
VERB | stative | result, ensue | issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.) |
stative | result, leave, lead | have as a result or residue | |
change | result | come about or follow as a consequence |
Sounds | rihzah'lt; riyzah'lt | |
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Rhymes | adult ... tumult: 10 rhymes with ahlt... |
Meaning | A phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon. | |
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Synonyms | consequence, effect, outcome, event, issue, upshot | |
Narrower | Coriolis effect | (physics) an effect whereby a body moving in a rotating frame of reference experiences the Coriolis force acting perpendicular to the direction of motion and to the axis of rotation |
aftereffect | Any result that follows its cause after an interval | |
aftermath, wake, backwash | The consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event) | |
bandwagon effect | The phenomenon of a popular trend attracting even greater popularity | |
brisance | The shattering or crushing / crushing effect of a sudden release of energy as in an explosion | |
butterfly effect | The phenomenon whereby a small change at one place in a complex system can have large / large / large effects elsewhere, e.g., a butterfly flapping its wings in Rio de Janeiro might change the weather in Chicago | |
by-product, byproduct | A secondary and sometimes unexpected consequence | |
change | The result of alteration or modification | |
coattails effect | (politics) the consequence of one popular candidate in an election drawing votes for other members of the same political party | |
dent | An appreciable consequence (especially a lessening) | |
domino effect | The consequence of one event setting off a chain of similar events (like a falling domino causing a whole row of upended dominos to fall / fall) | |
harvest | The consequence of an effort or activity | |
impact, wallop | A forceful consequence | |
influence | The effect of one thing (or person) on another | |
knock-on effect | A secondary or incidental effect | |
offspring, materialization, materialisation | Something that comes into existence as a result | |
outgrowth, branch, offshoot, offset | A natural consequence of development | |
placebo effect | Any effect that seems to be a consequence of administering a placebo | |
position effect | (genetics) the effect on the expression of a gene that is produced by changing its location in a chromosome | |
product | A consequence of someone's efforts or of a particular set of circumstances | |
repercussion, reverberation | A remote or indirect consequence of some action | |
response | A result | |
side effect, fallout | Any adverse and unwanted secondary effect | |
spillover | (economics) any indirect effect of public expenditure | |
Broader | phenomenon | Any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning |
Spanish | consecuencia, efecto, resultado | |
Catalan | conseqüència, efecte, resultat | |
Verbs | result | issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.) |
result | have as a result or residue |
Meaning | A statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem. | |
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Example | "he computed the result to four decimal places" | |
Synonyms | solution, answer, resolution, solvent | |
Narrower | denouement | The final resolution of the main complication / complication of a literary or dramatic work |
Broader | statement | A message that is stated or declared |
Spanish | resolución, respuesta, resultado, solución, solvente | |
Catalan | resolució, resposta, resultat, solució |
Meaning | Something that results. | |
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Example | "he listened for the results on the radio" | |
Synonyms | resultant, final result, outcome, termination | |
Narrower | consequence, aftermath | The outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual |
deal | The type of treatment received (especially as the result of an agreement) | |
decision | The outcome of a game / game / game or contest | |
decision | (boxing) a victory won on points when no knockout has occurred | |
denouement | The outcome of a complex sequence / sequence of events | |
separation | The termination of employment / employment (by resignation or dismissal) | |
sequel, subsequence | Something that follows something else | |
worst | The least favorable outcome | |
Broader | ending, conclusion, finish | event whose occurrence ends something |
Spanish | consecuencia, resultado | |
Catalan | resultant, resultat | |
Verbs | result | issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.) |
Meaning | The semantic role of the noun phrase whose referent exists only by virtue of the activity denoted by the verb in the clause. | |
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Synonym | resultant role | |
Broader | semantic role, participant role | (linguistics) the underlying relation that a constituent has with the main verb in a clause |
Meaning | Issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.) ; end. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s | |
Example | "result in tragedy" | |
Synonym | ensue | |
Narrower | be due, flow from | Be the result of |
come | happen / happen as a result | |
follow, come after | Come after in time, as a result | |
follow, fall out | Come as a logical consequence | |
Broader | prove, turn out, turn up | Be shown or be found to be |
Spanish | derivar, resultar, seguirse, seguir, suceder | |
Catalan | derivar, resultar, seguir, succeir | |
Adjectives | resultant | following or accompanying as a consequence |
Nouns | result | something that results |
result | a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon | |
resultant | the final / final point in a process |
Meaning | Have as a result or residue. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s something | |
Synonyms | leave, lead | |
Narrower | lead | tend to or result in |
Broader | produce, bring about, give rise | Cause to happen, occur or exist |
Similar to | leave | Act or be so as to become in a specified state |
leave | Have left or have as a remainder | |
Spanish | dejar | |
Adjectives | resultant | following or accompanying as a consequence |
Nouns | result | a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon |
resultant | something that results |
Meaning | Come about or follow as a consequence. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s | |
Example | "nothing will result from this meeting" | |
Broader | happen, hap, go on, pass off, occur, pass, fall out, come about, take place | Come to pass |
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