Result
How words are described
| good | good result | good score |
| best | best result | best score |
| exact | exact result | exact score |
| particular | particular result | particular score |
| Other adjectives: better, similar, positive, certain, total, standard, original, actual, successful, bad, main, new, combined, possible, final, negative, worst, different, overall, cumulative, didn't. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Silver tokens were also present and these would result in a deduction from a score (which could- and often did- lead to a negative total score).
Source: Series / The Crystal Maze - In most cases, contestants who advanced were able to get the required target score from east coast viewers alone, and western viewers followed suit with a similar result.
Source: Series / Rising Star -
Winning a tournament for the first time usually nets you cash, but any replay will only result in satisfaction points to put towards high score challenges and mixer events.
Source: Video Game / Pocket Arcade Story
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Result & Score. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/result/score>.
Score or Result. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/result/score.
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