| outcome | | |
| n. (event) | 1. final result, outcome, result, resultant, termination | something that results.; "he listened for the results on the radio" |
| ~ conclusion, ending, finish | event whose occurrence ends something.; "his death marked the ending of an era"; "when these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show" |
| ~ denouement | the outcome of a complex sequence of events. |
| ~ deal | the type of treatment received (especially as the result of an agreement).; "he got a good deal on his car" |
| ~ decision | the outcome of a game or contest.; "the team dropped three decisions in a row" |
| ~ decision | (boxing) a victory won on points when no knockout has occurred.; "had little trouble in taking a unanimous decision over his opponent" |
| ~ aftermath, consequence | the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual. |
| ~ just deserts, poetic justice | an outcome in which virtue triumphs over vice (often ironically). |
| ~ separation | the termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal). |
| ~ sequel, subsequence | something that follows something else. |
| ~ worst | the least favorable outcome.; "the worst that could happen" |
| n. (phenomenon) | 2. consequence, effect, event, issue, outcome, result, upshot | a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon.; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing consequences for business"; "he acted very wise after the event" |
| ~ phenomenon | any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning. |
| ~ offspring, materialisation, materialization | something that comes into existence as a result.; "industrialism prepared the way for acceptance of the French Revolution's various socialistic offspring"; "this skyscraper is the solid materialization of his efforts" |
| ~ aftereffect | any result that follows its cause after an interval. |
| ~ aftermath, wake, backwash | the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event).; "the aftermath of war"; "in the wake of the accident no one knew how many had been injured" |
| ~ bandwagon effect | the phenomenon of a popular trend attracting even greater popularity.; "in periods of high merger activity there is a bandwagon effect with more and more firms seeking to engage in takeover activity"; "polls are accused of creating a bandwagon effect to benefit their candidate" |
| ~ brisance | the shattering or crushing effect of a sudden release of energy as in an explosion. |
| ~ butterfly effect | the phenomenon whereby a small change at one place in a complex system can have large effects elsewhere, e.g., a butterfly flapping its wings in Rio de Janeiro might change the weather in Chicago. |
| ~ by-product, byproduct | a secondary and sometimes unexpected consequence. |
| ~ change | the result of alteration or modification.; "there were marked changes in the lining of the lungs"; "there had been no change in the mountains" |
| ~ coattails effect | (politics) the consequence of one popular candidate in an election drawing votes for other members of the same political party.; "he counted on the coattails effect to win him the election" |
| ~ coriolis effect | (physics) an effect whereby a body moving in a rotating frame of reference experiences the Coriolis force acting perpendicular to the direction of motion and to the axis of rotation; on Earth the Coriolis effect deflects moving bodies to the right in the northern hemisphere and to the left in the southern hemisphere. |
| ~ dent | an appreciable consequence (especially a lessening).; "it made a dent in my bank account" |
| ~ domino effect | the consequence of one event setting off a chain of similar events (like a falling domino causing a whole row of upended dominos to fall). |
| ~ harvest | the consequence of an effort or activity.; "they gathered a harvest of examples"; "a harvest of love" |
| ~ wallop, impact | a forceful consequence; a strong effect.; "the book had an important impact on my thinking"; "the book packs a wallop" |
| ~ influence | the effect of one thing (or person) on another.; "the influence of mechanical action" |
| ~ knock-on effect | a secondary or incidental effect. |
| ~ offshoot, outgrowth, branch, offset | a natural consequence of development. |
| ~ product | a consequence of someone's efforts or of a particular set of circumstances.; "skill is the product of hours of practice"; "his reaction was the product of hunger and fatigue" |
| ~ placebo effect | any effect that seems to be a consequence of administering a placebo; the change is usually beneficial and is assumed result from the person's faith in the treatment or preconceptions about what the experimental drug was supposed to do; pharmacologists were the first to talk about placebo effects but now the idea has been generalized to many situations having nothing to do with drugs. |
| ~ position effect | (genetics) the effect on the expression of a gene that is produced by changing its location in a chromosome. |
| ~ repercussion, reverberation | a remote or indirect consequence of some action.; "his declaration had unforeseen repercussions"; "reverberations of the market crash were felt years later" |
| ~ response | a result.; "this situation developed in response to events in Africa" |
| ~ fallout, side effect | any adverse and unwanted secondary effect.; "a strategy to contain the fallout from the accounting scandal" |
| ~ spillover | (economics) any indirect effect of public expenditure. |
| settle | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. settee, settle | a long wooden bench with a back. |
| ~ bench | a long seat for more than one person. |
| v. (motion) | 2. settle, settle down | settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground.; "dust settled on the roofs" |
| ~ lay, place, put, set, position, pose | put into a certain place or abstract location.; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point" |
| ~ sediment | settle as sediment. |
| v. (cognition) | 3. adjudicate, decide, resolve, settle | bring to an end; settle conclusively.; "The case was decided"; "The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff"; "The father adjudicated when the sons were quarreling over their inheritance" |
| ~ terminate, end | bring to an end or halt.; "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"; "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I" |
| ~ judge | determine the result of (a competition). |
| ~ adjust | decide how much is to be paid on an insurance claim. |
| v. (communication) | 4. determine, settle, square off, square up | settle conclusively; come to terms.; "We finally settled the argument" |
| ~ solve, clear | settle, as of a debt.; "clear a debt"; "solve an old debt" |
| ~ concert | settle by agreement.; "concert one's differences" |
| ~ clinch | settle conclusively.; "clinch a deal" |
| ~ resolve, conclude | reach a conclusion after a discussion or deliberation. |
| ~ compromise | settle by concession. |
| v. (change) | 5. locate, settle | take up residence and become established.; "The immigrants settled in the Midwest" |
| ~ colonise, colonize | settle as colonists or establish a colony (in).; "The British colonized the East Coast" |
| ~ resettle | settle in a new place.; "The immigrants had to resettle" |
| ~ move | change residence, affiliation, or place of employment.; "We moved from Idaho to Nebraska"; "The basketball player moved from one team to another" |
| v. (communication) | 6. conciliate, make up, patch up, reconcile, settle | come to terms.; "After some discussion we finally made up" |
| ~ propitiate, appease | make peace with. |
| ~ agree, concur, concord, hold | be in accord; be in agreement.; "We agreed on the terms of the settlement"; "I can't agree with you!"; "I hold with those who say life is sacred"; "Both philosophers concord on this point" |
| ~ make peace | end hostilities.; "The brothers who had been fighting over their inheritance finally made peace" |
| v. (motion) | 7. go down, go under, settle, sink | go under,.; "The raft sank and its occupants drowned" |
| ~ come down, descend, go down, fall | move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way.; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again" |
| ~ subside, settle | sink down or precipitate.; "the mud subsides when the waters become calm" |
| ~ sink | cause to sink.; "The Japanese sank American ships in Pearl Harbor" |
| ~ founder | sink below the surface. |
| ~ submerge, submerse | sink below the surface; go under or as if under water. |
| v. (change) | 8. root, settle, settle down, steady down, take root | become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style.; "He finally settled down" |
| ~ stabilise, stabilize | become stable or more stable.; "The economy stabilized" |
| ~ roost | settle down or stay, as if on a roost. |
| v. (change) | 9. settle | become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet.; "The roar settled to a thunder"; "The wind settled in the West"; "it is settling to rain"; "A cough settled in her chest"; "Her mood settled into lethargy" |
| ~ become, get, go | enter or assume a certain state or condition.; "He became annoyed when he heard the bad news"; "It must be getting more serious"; "her face went red with anger"; "She went into ecstasy"; "Get going!" |
| v. (change) | 10. settle | establish or develop as a residence.; "He settled the farm 200 years ago"; "This land was settled by Germans" |
| ~ build up, develop | change the use of and make available or usable.; "develop land"; "The country developed its natural resources"; "The remote areas of the country were gradually built up" |
| v. (motion) | 11. settle | come to rest. |
| ~ stop, halt | come to a halt, stop moving.; "the car stopped"; "She stopped in front of a store window" |
| v. (contact) | 12. settle | arrange or fix in the desired order.; "She settled the teacart" |
| ~ arrange, set up | put into a proper or systematic order.; "arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order" |
| v. (communication) | 13. settle | accept despite lack of complete satisfaction.; "We settled for a lower price" |
| ~ consent, go for, accept | give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to.; "I cannot accept your invitation"; "I go for this resolution" |
| v. (communication) | 14. settle | end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement.; "The two parties finally settled" |
| ~ agree, concur, concord, hold | be in accord; be in agreement.; "We agreed on the terms of the settlement"; "I can't agree with you!"; "I hold with those who say life is sacred"; "Both philosophers concord on this point" |
| v. (possession) | 15. settle | dispose of; make a financial settlement. |
| ~ prorate | make a proportional settlement or distribution. |
| ~ arrange, fix up | make arrangements for.; "Can you arrange a meeting with the President?" |
| ~ pay | discharge or settle.; "pay a debt"; "pay an obligation" |
| ~ square | pay someone and settle a debt.; "I squared with him" |
| ~ make up, pay off, compensate, pay | do or give something to somebody in return.; "Does she pay you for the work you are doing?" |
| ~ liquidate | settle the affairs of by determining the debts and applying the assets to pay them off.; "liquidate a company" |
| ~ clean up | dispose of.; "settle the bills" |
| v. (motion) | 16. settle | become clear by the sinking of particles.; "the liquid gradually settled" |
| ~ change | undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature.; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" |
| ~ settle | cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids). |
| v. (motion) | 17. settle | cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids). |
| ~ settle | become clear by the sinking of particles.; "the liquid gradually settled" |
| ~ sink | cause to sink.; "The Japanese sank American ships in Pearl Harbor" |
| v. (motion) | 18. settle, subside | sink down or precipitate.; "the mud subsides when the waters become calm" |
| ~ go under, go down, sink, settle | go under,.; "The raft sank and its occupants drowned" |
| v. (contact) | 19. ensconce, settle | fix firmly.; "He ensconced himself in the chair" |
| ~ lay, place, put, set, position, pose | put into a certain place or abstract location.; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point" |
| v. (competition) | 20. get back, settle | get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury.; "I finally settled with my old enemy" |
| ~ fight, struggle, contend | be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight.; "the tribesmen fought each other"; "Siblings are always fighting"; "Militant groups are contending for control of the country" |
| v. (change) | 21. finalise, finalize, nail down, settle | make final; put the last touches on; put into final form.; "let's finalize the proposal" |
| ~ terminate, end | bring to an end or halt.; "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"; "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I" |
| v. (change) | 22. settle | form a community.; "The Swedes settled in Minnesota" |
| ~ homestead | settle land given by the government and occupy it as a homestead. |
| ~ migrate, transmigrate | move from one country or region to another and settle there.; "Many Germans migrated to South America in the mid-19th century"; "This tribe transmigrated many times over the centuries" |
| v. (change) | 23. descend, fall, settle | come as if by falling.; "Night fell"; "Silence fell" |
| ~ come | come to pass; arrive, as in due course.; "The first success came three days later"; "It came as a shock"; "Dawn comes early in June" |
| ~ fall | go as if by falling.; "Grief fell from our hearts" |
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