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fallout vs upshot

upshot vs fallout

fallout and upshot both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
fallout Yes No No No
upshot Yes No No No
As nouns, upshot is a hypernym of fallout; that is, upshot is a word with a broader meaning than fallout:
  • fallout: any adverse and unwanted secondary effect
  • upshot: a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
Other hypernyms of fallout include consequence, effect, event, issue, outcome, result.
fallout (noun) upshot (noun)
any adverse and unwanted secondary effect a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
the radioactive particles that settle to the ground after a nuclear explosion
Difference between fallout and upshot

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