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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for backwash

Noun

Global oil prices have been volatile in recent weeks amid heightened uncertainty about potential outcomes from the Iran war.

— Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
The available booking records do not state the outcomes of the cases, and charges are not convictions.

— Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of outcome

Noun

Their resultant study published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters documents one of the rarest cosmic occurrences on record, while also raising new questions about what’s possible during a supernova explosion.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 5 Aug. 2026
These occur when white dwarfs overfeed on companions and are completely destroyed by the resultant explosion.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 24 July 2026

Definition of resultant

Noun

Kawaguchi said Honda’s overall first quarter results were very healthy, thanks partly to a favorable exchange rate.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026
Dolan and her collaborators do a good job smoothing over the presentation of a fairly janky, formulaic concept, to results that are entertaining enough.

— Dennis Harvey, Variety, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of result

Noun

Clay regularly advises organizations on using existential psychology and behavioral science to improve their products, services, and workplace culture.

— Big Think, Big Think, 6 Aug. 2026
Taylor Farms is one of the nation’s biggest vegetable producers, and its Mexican subsidiaries are the source of more shipments of vegetable and salad products into the US than any other single manufacturer in the world, FDA import data shows.

— Yahya Abou-Ghazala, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026