Synonyms and Antonyms of result
1
a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause
- the frequent computer crashes are an unexpected result of the new security software we installed
aftereffect, aftermath, backwash, child, conclusion, consequence, corollary, development, effect, fate, fruit, issue, outcome, outgrowth, precipitate, product, resultant, sequel, sequence, upshot
ramification
denouement (also dénouement), echo, implication, repercussion
afterclap, afterglow, aftershock
blowback, by-product, fallout, offshoot, ripple, side effect (also side reaction), spin-off
consideration, determinant, factor
base, basis, foundation, ground, groundwork
impetus, incentive, inspiration, instigation, stimulus
mother, origin, root, source, spring
2
something attained by mental effort and especially by computation
- a nonpartisan panel of experts did the math on the proposed tax cuts and spending programs and the result was an $800 billion federal deficit
