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result

[ri-zuhlt] / rɪˈzʌlt /




Frequently Asked Questions

What is another word for result?
The word result often refers to what happens (or what has happened) because of something else. A close synonym for result is outcome. Like result, outcome often implies that something has ended and reached its conclusion, such as a game or a research project. Another term for this is end result. A somewhat less common synonym is upshot. In these contexts, the result is what has come out of it—the result of a game is the final score or, more specifically, who won; the result of research is the data that has been gathered from it. The result of a cause is called an effect. All effects come after an action, but the word aftereffect can be used for delayed effects—those that come later, after the initial effects. The result of a certain action is called a consequence. The word repercussion often refers to a negative consequence. The word aftermath is usually reserved for the consequences of a major event—what happens after it.
What are other words for as a result?
As a result is one of those set phrases that’s often used in essays or other formal writing (though it’s also used in everyday conversation). If you’re talking about people and their actions, you could use as a consequence.  Rather than trying to replace result with another word, though, you can also reword the sentence altogether, such as by saying The result was… or using result in its verb sense, as in This resulted in….  Or you could reword the sentence using one of the many synonyms listed in the first section above.
How do you use result in a sentence?
Result is a very common word that can be used in a variety of ways, including as both a noun and a verb. Here are some examples of result in a sentence:
  • The result was clearly an upset—the favorites lost to a weaker and less experienced team.
  • Using cold butter yields better results when making pastry.
  • The scandal has resulted in the resignation of three top officials.

Example Sentences

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"That's not the result we came for and not the performance," Williams told BBC Radio 5 Live.

From BBC Jul. 26, 2026

A high ADR premium doesn’t necessarily foretell disaster—in 2008-09, TSMC’s fat premium was the result of Taiwanese shares’ falling much more than the ADRs.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 26, 2026

All of these examples ultimately result in economic benefit and opportunity.

From Salon Jul. 26, 2026

As a result, fallow fields are in a "deplorable state, and at the slightest spark, the blaze spreads like wildfire" due to vegetation dried out by the heat.

From Barron's Jul. 25, 2026

They were born into their sadness, but hers was the result of an accident.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti

If Alphabet were excluded from second-quarter earnings figures overall, the S&P 500’s blended earnings growth rate — which combines actual results and expected results — would fall to 25.9%, from 37.9%, according to the report.

From MarketWatch Jul. 26, 2026

Hasbro’s results sent its shares up 8.8% on Tuesday, marking their biggest gain in more than a year.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 26, 2026

The charity says the results help researchers track how species are responding to climate change, habitat loss and conservation efforts.

From BBC Jul. 26, 2026

Alphabet’s results landed as Wall Street increasingly worries about the costs of the artificial-intelligence buildout.

From MarketWatch Jul. 26, 2026

If the Americans launch an attack without knowing where the land mines are, the results will be disastrous.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

“While nothing can replace the life that was lost, the swift and focused work of our detectives resulted in the suspect being safely taken into custody.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

Fewer than 1 in 10 of those stops resulted in seizures of guns or drugs, the report said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

From the chart of the put-call ratio of KEY, one can see that there were two previous sell signals in the past year, and both resulted in a modest decline in the stock price.

From MarketWatch Jul. 23, 2026

“The traditional models of diplomacy have resulted in duplicative or even contradictory foreign policy actions,” Kelly said in an email.

From Slate Jul. 22, 2026

And it was also here, unfortunately, that the Mud People were most in tune with magic, which resulted in a far higher People-sighting rate than you got anywhere else on the planet.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer

The researchers also discovered that many of the resulting brain and behavioral effects could be improved rapidly in adulthood, although only temporarily, with a single dose of the immune-suppressing drug rapamycin.

From Science Daily Jul. 25, 2026

The resulting case, In re: Turner, helped end the practice of racialized child “apprenticeship” and shaped the meaning of the 13th and 14th amendments.

From Slate Jul. 25, 2026

The resulting fuel shortages have led to big price rises, and the central bank said inflation may be higher than forecast if Russian workers and businesses respond to increased energy costs.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

According to the Home Office, immigration enforcement teams carried out 2,715 illegal working visits and raids in London during 2025, resulting in 2,172 arrests.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

The immense diversity of imagined realities that Sapiens invented, and the resulting diversity of behaviour patterns, are the main components of what we call ‘cultures’.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari




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