BACKWASH Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

backwash

noun

ˈbak-ˌwȯsh

Definition of backwash

as in outcome

a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause a general recession was the backwash of the crisis in the housing market

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Recent Examples of backwash Other boats were damaged by being tossed onto the wooden piers, then floating back off on the backwash. — Ryan MacAsero, The Mercury News, 26 Dec. 2024 Long story short, more bleach was applied and my hair started to melt away in straggly clumps at the backwash. — Humeara Mohamed, refinery29.com, 7 June 2024 This backwash, otherwise known as acid reflux, can wreak havoc on the lining of your esophagus and cause that burning sensation in your throat. — Lashieka Hunter, Men's Health, 21 Dec. 2022 The heart’s four valves — two for each side — each sport cartilage leaflets that must be supple enough to open wide with forward flow, then billow closed to stop backwash. — Tony Dajer, Discover Magazine, 18 June 2022 See All Example Sentences for backwash

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Noun

Taking a page from professional players associations, Abruzzo sees sectoral bargaining—where unions and multiple employers set baseline, industry-wide compensation and workplace standards—as the preferable long-term outcome for college athletes.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 17 Sep. 2026
There are four possible outcomes, all with various chances of coming to fruition.

— Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of outcome

Noun

Surprisingly, despite his role in the Fast & Furious franchise and the resultant persona fans project on him, Gibson is, admittedly, not interested in pursuing motorsport and had never been drifting.

— Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 16 Sep. 2026
Ilie and Ghodla modeled the environment in which the resultant black hole seeds would exist and merge, calculating merger rates and the influence on the gravitational wave background.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of resultant

Noun

When a close compresses from weeks to days or a forecast updates in hours, finance can operate on current information instead of stale results.

— Hemant Kapadia, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
After the results of a close Marshall City Council race in central Missouri had been certified, Hoskins' office received a complaint about the tallying of write-in votes, recounted them itself and instructed city officials to change the results.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of result

Noun

Resilience comes from an organization’s ability to recognize when defenses have failed, understand the consequences and act before a security event becomes a business crisis.

— Shane Buckley, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Unfortunately for her, these are all direct consequences of her actions.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of consequence

Noun

The number of products deployed or dollars spent says little about an organization’s ability to withstand an attack.

— Shane Buckley, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Being the product of reproduction but not knowing from whom is, to me, like the back of a second surface mirror, the part that provides the surface for the silvered layer, which is then covered with a piece of glass.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026