Result
Result noun - A condition or occurrence traceable to a cause.
Wake
Wake noun - The consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event).
Usage example: in the wake of the accident no one knew how many had been injured
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| good | good result | good wake |
| similar | similar result | similar wake |
| original | original result | original wake |
| actual | actual result | actual wake |
| Other adjectives: real, big, major, immediate, worst, magical. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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A rare success will result in a wake up call to the man that he might be trapped in the wrong era or the wrong culture.
Source: Old-School Chivalry - After all, this is probably the result of being banged on the head, having some horrible illness, or just being so injured that you can't voluntarily wake up or move around.
Source: Finger Twitching Revival -
He must complete Ezio's and Altaïr's memories in order to wake up from the coma he's in as a result of the events of the previous game, and thus escape the Animus before it deletes him.
Cite this Source
Wake and Result. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/result/wake
Result & Wake. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/result/wake>.
Wake or Result. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/result/wake.
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