OUTGROWTH Synonyms: 87 Similar and Opposite Words

outgrowth

noun

ˈau̇t-ˌgrōth

Definition of outgrowth

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

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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

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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

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Recent Examples of outgrowth 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 By contrast, recent Supreme Court decisions clearing the way for Alabama and Louisiana to pursue more favorable maps were outgrowths of the justices’ historic ruling gutting a key provision of the federal Voting Rights Act. — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 15 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for outgrowth

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Noun

The sisters’ collective upper limb development also suggests high-intensity, repetitive actions like holding a heavy weapon or pulling a bowstring.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 17 July 2026
Most of the participants have lost limbs to infections or traumatic injuries.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 July 2026

Definition of limb

Noun

This area was the same stretch that saw the first two full I-285 blockages, so drivers had a grip on what the outcome could be.

— Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 19 July 2026
The idea that his legacy should hinge on the outcome of one game — let alone a game settled on a penalty shootout — was the 1,003rd game of his career for club and country.

— Oliver Kay, New York Times, 19 July 2026

Definition of outcome

Noun

And woven into every page and at each chapter heading are gorgeous language derivations.

— The Know, Denver Post, 4 June 2026
Many derivations of ad-hoc street meat can be found in every nook and cranny of Los Angeles, and which is the best one, or the closest best one, is a matter of considerable inquiry and opinion across the city.

— Jordan Michelman, Wired News, 21 May 2026

Definition of derivation

Noun

His ability to implement policies aimed at boosting economic growth — such as reindustrialization, building more social housing and taking greater public control of utilities — will also be severely constrained by weak government finances.

— Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
Nestlé has highlighted several long-term trends supporting that strategy, including cat ownership growing roughly three times faster than dog ownership in recent years and premium cat food outpacing premium dog food growth.

— Elsa Ohlen,Carolin Roth, CNBC, 18 July 2026

Definition of growth

Noun

On May 28, Johnson received results finding that the DNA profile sampled from one of Brown’s soda bottles could not be excluded as the contributor of the male blood from the victim’s nightgown, the detective wrote.

— Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026
The chip sell-off also come despite strong results from ASML.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 16 July 2026

Definition of result

Noun

Sugar alcohols are derivatives of sugar that have been chemically changed.

— Brittany Lubeck, Verywell Health, 10 July 2026
Energy Substantiation says the structure allows the underlying oil to be treated as a spot commodity rather than a derivative, which the company says would subject it to lighter regulation.

— Mia Gindis, Fortune, 9 July 2026

Definition of derivative

Noun

But, of course, the ultimate sell, the one that would carry such businesses and their offshoots through feast and especially famine, was the optimism of opportunity itself, a shot at the good life in crazy times, for sellers and customers both.

— Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 15 July 2026
Alongside the Massachusetts Emergency and Hygiene Association (MEHA), an offshoot of the Boston Woman’s Education Association, Zakrzewska was instrumental in establishing sand play in Boston.

— Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 13 July 2026

Definition of offshoot

Noun

The resultant sonic boom shock waves frequently shattered windows, cracked building walls, and unnerved citizens within earshot.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 1 July 2026
Justices Thomas and Jackson focused in part on the court’s notorious 1857 decision called Dred Scott, which ruled a slave couldn’t be a citizen or claim the resultant rights and privileges.

— Chris Kenning, USA Today, 30 June 2026

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