outcome

[out-kuhm] / ˈaʊtˌkʌm /

NOUN

consequence, effect

Synonyms

STRONGEST

conclusion event fallout issue reaction result

STRONG

aftereffect aftermath end payback payoff score sequel upshot

WEAK

blowoff causatum chain reaction end result

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cause source

STRONG

origin start

WEAK

beginning

Example Sentences

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Tanker stocks, as a group, have already started to reflect the possibility of this outcome.

From Barron's

Back in Newport Beach, Horning isn’t waiting for the outcome.

From The Wall Street Journal

"I strongly urge all parties to exercise restraint and to work to avoid that outcome," he said.

From BBC

Wall Street’s real-time scenario analysis broadly converges on three outcomes.

From Barron's