Synonyms of outgrowths

outgrowths

noun

plural of outgrowth

1

as in limbs

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

• limbs
• growths
• sprouts
• shoots
• offshoots
• twigs
• buds
• excrescences
• branchlets
• boughs
• spurs
• sprigs
• florets
• sprays

2

as in outcomes

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

3

as in derivatives

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

• derivatives
• derivations
• derivates
• products
• descendants
• offshoots
• consequences
• results
• by-products
• spin-offs
• outcomes
• reproductions
• growths
• developments
• sequels
• issues
• fruits
• repercussions
• copies
• corollaries
• side effects
• aftermaths
• sequences
• aftereffects
• denouements
• upshots
• facsimiles
• duplicates
• replicas

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sources
• roots
• origins
• causes
• reasons
• originals
• determinants
• prototypes
• occasions
• archetypes
• antecedents

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of outgrowths

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