outcome vs domino effect

domino effect vs outcome

outcome and domino effect both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
outcome	Yes	No	No	No
domino effect	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, domino effect is a hyponym of outcome; that is, domino effect is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than outcome:

outcome: a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
domino effect: the consequence of one event setting off a chain of similar events (like a falling domino causing a whole row of upended dominos to fall)

Other hyponyms of outcome include materialisation, materialization, offspring, aftereffect, aftermath, backwash, wake, bandwagon effect, brisance, butterfly effect, by-product, byproduct, change, coattails effect, Coriolis effect, dent, harvest, impact, wallop, influence, knock-on effect, branch, offset, offshoot, outgrowth, product, placebo effect, position effect, repercussion, reverberation, response, fallout, side effect, spillover.

outcome (noun)	domino effect (noun)
something that results	the consequence of one event setting off a chain of similar events (like a falling domino causing a whole row of upended dominos to fall)
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

Difference between outcome and domino effect

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