Synonyms of outgrowth

outgrowth

noun

ˈau̇t-ˌgrōth 

1

as in limb

a branch of a main stem especially of a plant

trimmed back some of the tree's outgrowths so they wouldn't interfere with the power lines

Synonyms & Similar Words

• limb
• growth
• offshoot
• sprout
• shoot
• twig
• excrescence
• bud
• bough
• spur
• branchlet
• floret
• sprig
• spray

2

as in outcome

a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause

a predictable outgrowth of the suburb's ever growing population will be the need for more schools

Synonyms & Similar Words

• outcome
• result
• resultant
• consequence
• product
• development
• effect
• aftermath
• matter of course
• upshot
• corollary
• precipitate
• fruit
• sequel
• backwash
• aftereffect
• implication
• issue
• sequence
• child
• fate
• conclusion
• ramification
• repercussion
• denouement
• offshoot
• fallout
• by-product
• echo
• side effect
• aftershock
• afterglow
• spin-off
• blowback
• afterclap
• ripple

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cause
• reason
• basis
• consideration
• factor
• occasion
• base
• antecedent
• foundation
• ground
• causation
• determinant
• stimulus
• mother
• source
• origin
• incentive
• inspiration
• spring
• root
• groundwork
• impetus
• instigation

3

as in derivation

something that naturally develops or is developed from something else

an industry that is an outgrowth of the technology first developed for the U.S. space program

Synonyms & Similar Words

• derivation
• derivative
• derivate
• product
• result
• by-product
• offshoot
• descendant
• consequence
• reproduction
• outcome
• spin-off
• development
• growth
• upshot
• sequel
• aftermath
• corollary
• copy
• sequence
• issue
• denouement
• fruit
• side effect
• repercussion
• duplicate
• aftereffect
• facsimile
• replica

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• origin
• source
• root
• cause
• prototype
• reason
• original
• occasion
• archetype
• antecedent
• determinant

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of outgrowth

JPMorgan upgraded Visteon to overweight from neutral, saying the company is uniquely positioned to drive significant outgrowth with automotive and related verticals. — Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 22 June 2026

The committee was created explicitly to counter Leading the Future and was an outgrowth of a nonprofit Carson helped fund to push for AI regulation. — Matt Brown, Fortune, 17 June 2026

The internet has been lousy with them since the 2000s, long before the acronym entered the lexicon as an outgrowth of the wider financial-independence movement. — Joshua Rivera, Vanity Fair, 8 June 2026

White racial resentment is a predictable outgrowth of a cultural regime that has for decades insisted on racial categorization and affinity for everyone but white Americans. — Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic, 8 June 2026