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backwash

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Synonyms and Antonyms of backwash

a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause

a general recession was the backwash of the crisis in the housing market

Synonyms of backwash

aftereffect, aftermath, child, conclusion, consequence, corollary, development, effect, fate, fruit, issue, outcome, outgrowth, precipitate, product, result, resultant, sequel, sequence, upshot

Words Related to backwash

denouement (also dénouement), echo, implication, repercussion

afterclap, afterglow, aftershock

blowback, by-product, fallout, offshoot, ripple, side effect (also side reaction), spin-off

Phrases Synonymous with backwash

matter of course

Near Antonyms of backwash

consideration, determinant, factor

base, basis, foundation, ground, groundwork

impetus, incentive, inspiration, instigation, stimulus

mother, origin, root, source, spring

Antonyms of backwash

antecedent, causation, cause, occasion, reason

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