Synonyms of by-products

by-products

noun

variants or byproducts

plural of by-product

as in derivatives

something that naturally develops or is developed from something else

hydrogen is one by-product of that chemical reaction

Synonyms & Similar Words

• derivatives
• derivations
• derivates
• products
• results
• consequences
• descendants
• outcomes
• spin-offs
• offshoots
• outgrowths
• reproductions
• fruits
• developments
• issues
• sequels
• growths
• copies
• repercussions
• side effects
• corollaries
• sequences
• aftermaths
• aftereffects
• upshots
• denouements
• duplicates
• facsimiles
• replicas

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sources
• origins
• roots
• causes
• reasons
• originals
• determinants
• occasions
• prototypes
• archetypes
• antecedents

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of by-products

In the team’s demonstration, the CO2 reacted with the industrial by-products to form high-purity calcite. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2026

Coir, a fibrous material made from by-products of coconut husks; it is often used as a substitute for peat. — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 29 May 2026

New in-line measurement technologies enable tracking of substrates, by-products and metabolites continuously, inside the reactor, without pulling samples. — Hamid Noori, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026

Israel claimed responsibility for the strikes on the South Pars petrochemical complex in Asaluyeh, a key site for Iran's energy sector, both for production of petroleum by-products and for joint work with Qatar on the world's largest natural gas field. — Lucia I Suarez Sang, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026

These included an ice-cream parlor, souvenir shops, and homes repurposed into Airbnbs—all by-products of a growing tourism industry on Fogo. — Akash Kapur, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2026

Not all the tendencies that make chatbots dangerous are glitches; some are by-products of how the systems are built. — Ronan Farrow, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026

Penny and Ghazarian hired their own industrial hygienist, who concluded the property needed to be decontaminated of heavy metals and other combustion by-products. — Tony Saavedra, Daily News, 5 Mar. 2026

These pests then generate by-products that can trigger allergies. — Nashia Baker, Martha Stewart, 19 Feb. 2026