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dent vs upshot

upshot vs dent

dent and upshot both are nouns.

dent is a verb but upshot is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
dent Yes No Yes No
upshot Yes No No No
As nouns, upshot is a hypernym of dent; that is, upshot is a word with a broader meaning than dent:
  • dent: an appreciable consequence (especially a lessening)
  • upshot: a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
Other hypernyms of dent include consequence, effect, event, issue, outcome, result.
dent (noun) upshot (noun)
an impression in a surface (as made by a blow) a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
an appreciable consequence (especially a lessening)
a depression scratched or carved into a surface
dent (verb) upshot (verb)
make a depression into
Difference between dent and upshot

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