outcome vs wake

wake vs outcome

outcome and wake both are nouns.

outcome is not a verb while wake is a verb.

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

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

outcome: a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
wake: the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)

Other hyponyms of outcome include materialisation, materialization, offspring, aftereffect, aftermath, backwash, 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, response, fallout, side effect, spillover.

outcome (noun)	wake (noun)
something that results	a vigil held over a corpse the night before burial
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon	the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward
	the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)

outcome (verb)	wake (verb)
	be awake, be alert, be there
	stop sleeping
	cause to become awake or conscious
	to alert someone to something
	arouse or excite feelings and passions

Difference between outcome and wake

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