wake vs outcome

outcome vs wake

wake and outcome both are nouns.

wake is a verb but outcome is not a verb.

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

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

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

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

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

wake (verb)	outcome (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 wake and outcome

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