outcome
How things ended
An outcome is what results from an action, process, or situation—the end state after events have played out.
The word emphasizes finality: We're still waiting to learn the outcome of the election.
In statistics and probability, an outcome is any possible result of an experiment or event.
Unlike consequence, outcome is neutral—it doesn't imply good or bad.
Results following an event
- repercussionIndirect result of action
- ramificationSecondary consequence of action
- falloutPost-blast atmospheric particles
- side-effectUnintended secondary outcome
corollary · knock-on · backlash · spillover · blowback · byproduct · implication · sequela
End or deduction
- culminationHighest or final point
- completionAct of finishing
- closureSense of emotional resolution
- finaleConcluding part of performance
denouement · climax · end · finish · resolution · wrap-up · endpoint
Accomplished goal or deed
- successFavorable outcome attained
- failureLack of success
- verdictOfficial court decision
- scoreNumerical standing in competition
win · loss · victory · defeat · resolution · settlement · finding · upshot
Formal evaluation of worth
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
- measurementDetermining size or amount
- metricStandard of measurement
- indicatorSign revealing status
performance · effectiveness · rating · analysis · appraisal · KPI · scorecard · tracking
aftermath
Results following an event
- repercussionIndirect result of action
- ramificationSecondary consequence of action
- falloutPost-blast atmospheric particles
side-effect · corollary · knock-on · backlash · spillover · blowback · byproduct · implication · sequela · externality
conclusion
End or deduction
- culminationHighest or final point
- completionAct of finishing
- closureSense of emotional resolution
finale · denouement · climax · end · finish · resolution · wrap-up · endpoint
achievement
Accomplished goal or deed
score · win · loss · victory · defeat · resolution · settlement · finding · upshot · decision
assessment
Formal evaluation of worth
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
- measurementDetermining size or amount
- metricStandard of measurement
indicator · performance · effectiveness · rating · analysis · appraisal · KPI · scorecard · tracking · quantification
target
Object of pursuit
intention · benchmark · deliverable · milestone · endgame
- probabilityprobability, chance, random, randomness, odds
- strategystrategy, grand strategy, tactics, tactic, tactical
- consequencesconsequence, consequences, result, results, effect
- effectseffect, special effect, side effect, consequence, result
- experimentsexperiment, experiments, test, tests, trials
- outcomeswin, effect, impact, success, result
- possible outcomes
- trial outcomeCourt's final determination
- final outcomeConclusive resolution achieved
- uncertain outcomesResults that remain unpredictable
- negative outcomesUndesirable results of actions
- clinical outcomesHealth effects of treatment