Synonyms and Antonyms of outgrowth
1
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
2
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
aftereffect, aftermath, backwash, child, conclusion, consequence, corollary, development, effect, fate, fruit, issue, outcome, precipitate, product, result, resultant, sequel, sequence, upshot
ramification
denouement (also dénouement), echo, implication, repercussion
afterclap, afterglow, aftershock
blowback, by-product, fallout, offshoot, ripple, side effect (also side reaction), spin-off
consideration, determinant, factor
base, basis, foundation, ground, groundwork
impetus, incentive, inspiration, instigation, stimulus
mother, origin, root, source, spring
3
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
descendant (also descendent)
aftermath, consequence, corollary, development, fruit, growth, issue, outcome, product, result, sequel, sequence, upshot
denouement (also dénouement), repercussion
aftereffect, side effect (also side reaction)
copy, duplicate, facsimile, replica, reproduction
