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   Re·sult

   /rəˈzəlt/

   

   noun

   • 1. a consequence, effect, or outcome of something: "the tower collapsed as a result of safety violations" Similar consequenceoutcomeupshotoutturnsequeleffectreactionrepercussionreverberationramificationendconclusionterminationculminationcorollaryconcomitantaftermathfootprintfruit(s)productproducebyproductsolutionsequelaeinformal:payoffdated:issuearchaic:successverdictdecisionoutcomeconclusionopiniondeterminationjudgmentadjudicationarbitrationfindingsrulingpronouncementdecreesettlementorderOpposite cause
   • ▪ an item of information obtained by experiment or some other scientific method; a quantity or formula obtained by calculation. Similar answersolutioncalculationsumtotalaggregateproductquotient
   • ▪ a final score, mark, or placing in a sporting event or examination. Similar markscorepercentagegradegradingratingplaceplacingpositionrankrankingassessmentappraisalevaluation
   • ▪ a satisfactory or favorable outcome of an undertaking or contest: "determination and persistence guarantee results"
   • ▪ the outcome of a business's trading over a given period, expressed as a statement of profit or loss: "oil companies have reported markedly better results"

   verb

   • 1. occur or follow as the consequence of something: "anger may result from an argument" Similar followensuedevelopstemspringarisederiveevolveproceedemergeemanateissueflowoccurhappentake placecome aboutsupervenebe caused bybe brought about bybe produced byoriginate inattendaccompanybe consequent onsupervene onend inculminate infinish interminate ininvolvelead topromptelicitprecipitatetriggerspark offprovokecausebring aboutoccasioneffectbring to passcreategive rise toproduceengendergenerateinduceformal:redound toliterary:begetOpposite cause
   • ▪ have (a specified end or outcome): "talks in July had resulted in stalemate"

   Word Origin late Middle English (as a verb): from medieval Latin resultare ‘to result’, earlier in the sense ‘spring back’, from re- (expressing intensive force) + saltare (frequentative of salire ‘to jump’). The noun dates from the early 17th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. resultless adjective

   Scrabble Points: 6

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   Synonyms for RESULT: outcome, resultant, consequence, product, effect, aftermath, matter of course, upshot; Antonyms of RESULT: cause, reason, basis, consideration, occasion, factor, base, ground

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   Synonyms for RESULTS: outcomes, consequences, resultants, products, effects, aftermaths, fruits, developments; Antonyms of RESULTS: reasons, causes, factors, occasions, antecedents, considerations, determinants, causations.

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   verb. These are words and phrases related to result. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of result. His lameness resulted from an accident. Synonyms. arise. ensue. follow. succeed. eventuate.

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   adjectives. information. numbers. statistics. suggest new. Another way to say Results? Synonyms for Results (other words and phrases for Results).

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   Synonyms for RESULT in English: consequence, effect, outcome, end result, issue, event, development, product, reaction, fruit, ….