Synonyms of issues

issues 1 of 2

noun

plural of issue

1

as in consequences

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 & Similar Words

• consequences
• outcomes
• results
• resultants
• effects
• products
• developments
• implications
• matters of course
• aftermaths
• aftereffects
• fruits
• precipitates
• children
• ramifications
• sequels
• fates
• corollaries
• sequences
• conclusions
• upshots
• outgrowths
• repercussions
• backwashes
• side effects
• echoes
• by-products
• denouements
• aftershocks
• fallouts
• afterclaps
• ripples
• offshoots
• blowbacks
• spin-offs
• afterglows

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reasons
• causes
• factors
• considerations
• occasions
• antecedents
• determinants
• grounds
• causations
• foundations
• bases
• bases
• incentives
• sources
• stimuli
• origins
• roots
• mothers
• springs
• groundworks
• inspirations
• impetuses
• instigations

2

as in exits

a place or means of going out

since the lake is the issue of the polluted river, it is becoming polluted as well

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exits
• outlets
• escapes
• egresses
• mouths
• releases
• vents
• openings
• escape hatches
• gates
• passages

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• entries
• entrances
• entryways
• entranceways
• accesses
• entrées
• ingresses

issues

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of issue

1

as in publishes

to produce and release for distribution in printed form

plans to issue a monthly newsletter

Synonyms & Similar Words

• publishes
• prints
• reprints
• comes out with
• gets out
• reissues
• produces
• contributes
• edits
• markets
• copublishes
• manufactures
• puts out
• syndicates
• serializes
• republishes
• distributes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• suppresses
• censors

2

as in releases

to throw or give off

a volcano issuing vast clouds of hot ash

Synonyms & Similar Words

• releases
• casts
• radiates
• emits
• emanates
• eliminates
• evolves
• sends (out)
• discharges
• vents
• shoots
• gives out
• expels
• exhales
• throws out
• expires
• irradiates
• pours
• jets
• exudes
• oozes
• sprays
• erupts
• secretes
• evacuates
• excretes
• spurts
• ejects
• squirts
• spouts
• gushes
• outpours
• spews

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• takes up
• absorbs
• sucks (up)
• soaks (up)
• sponges
• inhales

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of issues

Noun

Republicans are more ambivalent about their party’s ability to handle key healthcare issues, compared with Democrats. — Ali Swenson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026

Last November, the arbitrator sided with the WTA Tour, finding that Moore’s claims were collaterally estopped by the CAS ruling; that means CAS had already decided on the relevant issues, and Moore couldn’t try to relitigate them. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Dietitians describe arugula as a supportive habit, not a cure for digestive issues. — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Sep. 2026

Urgent issues for Kyiv are halting devastating Russian strikes on Ukraine’s power grid and ensuring Ukrainian grain can be shipped to world markets through the Black Sea despite the war. — ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026

Rate hikes can't easily fix supply-side issues like the prolonged energy shock taking place right now. — Justin Zacks, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026

Large images, unnecessary scripts and plugins, poor hosting and other technical issues can slow the experience. — Chris Zelig, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026

The producers on stage believe that the best way of tackling distribution issues is to understand what audience a project is for from its very inception, and keep that in mind through development and production. — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 23 Sep. 2026

While housing affordability issues are spread across all regions of the country, researchers said, the starkest uptick in rent defaults last year was in the South and Northeast. — Marissa J. Lang, NPR, 23 Sep. 2026

Verb

Hollywood also uses the cameras in zones at more than two dozens schools and issues a $100 fine, and nine school zones in Delray Beach, with exact times of enforcement varied. — Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026

Early in the novel, like in Pachinko, a pastor issues a warning. — Sanjena Sathian, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026

And filmmaking, unlike law or medicine, issues no license at the end of the program and has no job guarantees. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026

There is no single person or entity that issues a rectification verdict. — Andrew Mertha, Foreign Affairs, 17 Sep. 2026

But as the Treasury issues new debt and refinances maturing securities, today’s higher rates gradually become tomorrow’s higher federal interest expense. — John W. Diamond, The Conversation, 16 Sep. 2026

And what about his decision to ask cops to ask cops not to issues criminal summonses since e-bike collisions are up 25% so far this year? — Marcia Kramer, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026

Lake County Clerk Anthony Vega said Friday that before his office issues a deed, all taxes due on the property must be paid and FNA has to show proof of payment. — Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026

The Treasury issues all kinds of debt, from short-term bills to 30-year bonds, with maturities ranging from a few weeks to 30 years. — Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026