outcome vs response

response vs outcome

outcome and response both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
outcome	Yes	No	No	No
response	Yes	No	No	No

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

outcome: a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
response: a result

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, domino effect, harvest, impact, wallop, influence, knock-on effect, branch, offset, offshoot, outgrowth, product, placebo effect, position effect, repercussion, reverberation, fallout, side effect, spillover.

outcome (noun)	response (noun)
something that results	a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon	the manner in which an electrical or mechanical device responds to an input signal or a range of input signals
	the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange
	a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
	the manner in which something is greeted
	a phrase recited or sung by the congregation following a versicle by the priest or minister
	a result

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