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effect vs outcome

outcome vs effect

effect and outcome both are nouns.

effect is a verb but outcome is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
effect Yes No Yes No
outcome Yes No No No
As nouns, effect and outcome are synonyms defined as:
  • effect and outcome: a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
Other synonyms of effect include consequence, event, issue, result, upshot.
effect (noun) outcome (noun)
an outward appearance something that results
(of a law) having legal validity a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
an impression (especially one that is artificial or contrived)
the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
a symptom caused by an illness or a drug
effect (verb) outcome (verb)
produce
act so as to bring into existence
Difference between effect and outcome

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