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upshot vs knock-on effect

knock-on effect vs upshot

upshot and knock-on effect both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
upshot Yes No No No
knock-on effect Yes No No No
As nouns, knock-on effect is a hyponym of upshot; that is, knock-on effect is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than upshot:
  • upshot: a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
  • knock-on effect: a secondary or incidental effect
upshot (noun) knock-on effect (noun)
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon a secondary or incidental effect
Difference between upshot and knock-on effect

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