100 Other Words for “Outcome”

No.	Term	Definition
1.	Aftereffect	Later effect following an event.
2.	Aftermath	Consequences after a major event.
3.	Answer	Solution or response produced.
4.	Bottom line	Essential final result.
5.	Byproduct	Secondary result of a process.
6.	Cascade	Chain of resulting events.
7.	Change	Resulting difference from before.
8.	Climax	Peak point reached at end.
9.	Close	Ending point or finish.
10.	Conclusion	Final part or ending judgment.
11.	Consequence	Result that follows an action.
12.	Deliverable	Produced item or promised result.
13.	Denouement	Final resolution of a story.
14.	Destination	End point reached.
15.	Effect	Result caused by something.
16.	End	Final point or termination.
17.	End product	Final item produced.
18.	End state	Final condition reached.
19.	Endgame	Final stage and its result.
20.	Ending	Final part of something.
21.	Eventuality	Possible future result.
22.	Fallout	Negative results after an event.
23.	Final count	Last tally of results.
24.	Final decision	Ultimate choice made.
25.	Final result	Ultimate result achieved.
26.	Final score	Ending tally in a contest.
27.	Finale	Last part, often dramatic.
28.	Finding	Discovered result or conclusion.
29.	Finish	Point where something ends.
30.	Fruit	Benefit or yield of effort.
31.	Gain	Positive result or increase.
32.	Harvest	Collected yield or results.
33.	Impact	Strong effect or influence.
34.	Implication	Suggested consequence or meaning.
35.	In the end	Ultimately; the final result.
36.	Inference	Conclusion drawn from evidence.
37.	Issue	Resulting outcome, often a problem.
38.	Judgment	Decision reached after weighing.
39.	Kickback	Returned effect, often unintended.
40.	Knock-on effect	Indirect result causing further effects.
41.	Last outcome	Most recent resulting state.
42.	Last word	Final say or concluding point.
43.	Legacy	Lasting result left behind.
44.	Lesson	Understanding gained from experience.
45.	Liquidation value	Resulting worth after selling off.
46.	Long-term effect	Result persisting over time.
47.	Manifestation	Visible result or expression.
48.	Net effect	Overall combined result.
49.	Net result	Final total after adjustments.
50.	Objective achieved	Goal successfully met.
51.	Offshoot	Resulting branch or development.
52.	Open-and-shut	Clear-cut result or decision.
53.	Outgrowth	Natural development resulting from something.
54.	Output	Amount produced; result of work.
55.	Overall effect	Combined impact of all factors.
56.	Overall result	Aggregate final result.
57.	Payoff	Benefit gained from effort.
58.	Performance	Resulting level of achievement.
59.	Product	Thing produced as a result.
60.	Profit	Financial gain as a result.
61.	Projection	Estimated future result.
62.	Proposition	Stated conclusion or claim.
63.	Punchline	Final point delivering effect.
64.	Rebound	Return effect after impact.
65.	Reckoning	Final accounting or decisive result.
66.	Repercussion	Unintended consequence of an action.
67.	Report	Presented findings or results.
68.	Result	What happens because of something.
69.	Return	Gain received in response.
70.	Reward	Benefit given for actions.
71.	Ripple effect	Spreading series of consequences.
72.	Ruling	Official decision as a result.
73.	Score	Tally indicating result.
74.	Sequel	What follows as a result.
75.	Settlement	Resolution reached after dispute.
76.	Side effect	Additional unintended result.
77.	Solution	Answer that resolves a problem.
78.	Spillover	Secondary effect extending beyond.
79.	Spin-off	New development resulting from another.
80.	State of affairs	Resulting situation at a time.
81.	Sum	Total result of addition.
82.	Summary	Brief concluding account of results.
83.	Takeaway	Key point gained from experience.
84.	Terminus	Final stopping point.
85.	The end result	Ultimate outcome after all steps.
86.	Total	Complete amount; final figure.
87.	Trade-off	Result involving a compromise.
88.	Up shot	Final point or result.
89.	Upside	Positive potential result.
90.	Upturn	Improving result or rise.
91.	Verdict	Decision reached after consideration.
92.	Verification	Confirmed result of checking.
93.	Victory	Successful result in competition.
94.	View	Conclusion or considered opinion.
95.	What came of it	Result that followed from it.
96.	Windfall	Unexpected beneficial result.
97.	Wrap-up	Concluding section or result.
98.	Write-up	Documented account of results.
99.	Yield	Amount produced or returned.
100.	Zenith	Highest point reached as result.