response vs outcome

outcome vs response

response and outcome both are nouns.

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

As nouns, outcome is a hypernym of response; that is, outcome is a word with a broader meaning than response:

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

Other hypernyms of response include consequence, effect, event, issue, result, upshot.

response (noun)	outcome (noun)
a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent	something that results
the manner in which an electrical or mechanical device responds to an input signal or a range of input signals	a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
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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