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Synonyms & Antonyms of backwash
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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Words Related to backwash
- denouement
- (also dénouement),
- echo,
- implication,
- repercussion
- blowback,
- by-product,
- fallout,
- offshoot,
- ripple,
- side effect
- (also side reaction),
- spin-off
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The first known use of backwash was in 1837
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