issue

1 a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause one of the issues of the Civil War was a resolution to the question of states' rights Synonyms of issue aftereffect, aftermath, backwash, child, conclusion, consequence, corollary, development, fate, fruit, effect, outcome, outgrowth, precipitate, product, result, resultant, sequel, sequence, upshotWords Related to issue 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 issue consideration, determinant, factor; base, basis, foundation, ground, groundwork; impetus, incentive, inspiration, instigation, stimulus; mother, origin, root, source, springAntonyms of issue antecedent, causation, cause, occasion, reason

2 a place or means of going out since the lake is the issue of the polluted river, it is becoming polluted as well Synonyms of issue egress, exit, outletWords Related to issue escape, escape hatch, release; gate, mouth, opening, passage, ventNear Antonyms of issue access, entrée (or entree)Antonyms of issue entrance, entranceway, entry, entryway, ingress

3 the descendants of a person, animal, or plant someone who dies without issue might have their estate turned over to the state Synonyms of issue fruit, get, offspring, posterity, progeny, seed, spawnWords Related to issue brood, hatch, litter, young; child, scion; family, kin; lineage, stockNear Antonyms of issue ancestor, antecedent, father, forebear (also forbear), forebearer, forefather, grandfather, parent, primogenitor, progenitor

1 to produce and release for distribution in printed form plans to issue a monthly newsletter Synonyms of issue get out, publish, print, put outWords Related to issue copublish; reissue, reprint, republish; serialize; contribute, edit, syndicate; manufacture, produce; distribute, marketNear Antonyms of issue censor, suppress

2 to throw or give off a volcano issuing vast clouds of hot ash Synonyms of issue cast, discharge, emanate, evolve, exhale, expel, expire [archaic], give out, irradiate, emit, radiate, release, send (out), shoot, throw out, ventWords Related to issue eliminate, evacuate, excrete, exude, ooze, secrete; eject, erupt, gush, jet, outpour, pour, spew, spout, spray, spurt, squirtNear Antonyms of issue absorb, inhale, soak (up), sponge, suck (up), take up