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upshot

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of upshot

a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause

the upshot of the court's ruling is that a number of communities will now have to change their gun laws

Synonyms of upshot

aftereffect, aftermath, backwash, child, conclusion, consequence, corollary, development, effect, fate, fruit, issue, outcome, outgrowth, precipitate, product, result, resultant, sequel, sequence

Words Related to upshot

denouement (also dénouement), echo, implication, repercussion

afterclap, afterglow, aftershock

blowback, by-product, fallout, offshoot, ripple, side effect (also side reaction), spin-off

Phrases Synonymous with upshot

matter of course

Near Antonyms of upshot

consideration, determinant, factor

base, basis, foundation, ground, groundwork

impetus, incentive, inspiration, instigation, stimulus

mother, origin, root, source, spring

Antonyms of upshot

antecedent, causation, cause, occasion, reason

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