Outcome and Situation

Outcome

Outcome noun - A condition or occurrence traceable to a cause.

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Situation and outcome are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Situation" instead a noun "Outcome".

Situation noun - Position with regard to conditions and circumstances.

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Outcome and situation are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Outcome" instead a noun "Situation".

Nearby Words: situate, situated, situating

good	good outcome	good situation
exact	exact outcome	exact situation
particular	particular outcome	particular situation
better	better outcome	better situation
Other adjectives: similar, normal, usual, common, specific, right, certain, difficult, actual, entire, ambiguous, unfortunate, bad, horrible, given, possible, worst, bizarre, different, opposite, overall, worse.

Situational Irony is when the outcome of some situation or action is the exact opposite of the expected outcome.

Source: Irony
This is a situation in which a character is presented with a choice, any outcome of which causes something bad to happen.

Source: Sadistic Choice
The father killing the son is simply the most likely outcome given the current situation but it is open to change at any time.

Source: Sliding Scale of Free Will vs. Fate

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