fruit

1 a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause one fruit of your faithfulness in carrying out your duties will be more rewarding responsibilities Synonyms of fruit aftereffect, aftermath, backwash, child, conclusion, consequence, corollary, development, fate, effect, issue, outcome, outgrowth, precipitate, product, result, resultant, sequel, sequence, upshotWords Related to fruit ramification; denouement (also dénouement), echo, implication, repercussion; afterclap, afterglow, aftershock; blowback, by-product, fallout, offshoot, ripple, side effect (also side reaction), spin-offNear Antonyms of fruit consideration, determinant, factor; base, basis, foundation, ground, groundwork; impetus, incentive, inspiration, instigation, stimulus; mother, origin, root, source, springAntonyms of fruit antecedent, causation, cause, occasion, reason

2 something produced by physical or intellectual effort a “miracle drug” that was the fruit of years of research and development Synonyms of fruit affair, product, handiwork, labor, output, produce, production, thing, work, yieldWords Related to fruit article, commodity, entry, object; goods, line, merchandise, wares; handcraft, handicraft; aftereffect, aftermath, conclusion, consequence, corollary, development, effect, issue, outcome, result, resultant, sequel, sequence, upshot; by-product, derivative, offshoot, offspring, outgrowth, residual, side effect (also side reaction), spin-off

3 the descendants of a person, animal, or plant according to the Bible, God promised Abraham that the fruit of his loins would someday become a great nation Synonyms of fruit offspring, get, issue, posterity, progeny, seed, spawnWords Related to fruit brood, hatch, litter, young; child, scion; family, kin; lineage, stockNear Antonyms of fruit ancestor, antecedent, father, forebear (also forbear), forebearer, forefather, grandfather, parent, primogenitor, progenitor