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outcome vs effect

effect vs outcome

outcome and effect both are nouns.

outcome is not a verb while effect is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
outcome Yes No No No
effect Yes No Yes No
As nouns, outcome and effect are synonyms defined as:
  • outcome and effect: a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
Other synonyms of outcome include consequence, event, issue, result, upshot.
outcome (noun) effect (noun)
something that results an outward appearance
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon (of a law) having legal validity
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
outcome (verb) effect (verb)
produce
act so as to bring into existence
Difference between outcome and effect

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