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To leap back; to rebound.

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Contextual alternative 3

Finding 90% connected

of Find

ad editorial 2026 08 academic 58% interchangeable more formal

Use in research contexts; not every result is a finding.

Consequence 88% connected

That which follows something on which it depends; that which is produced by a cause; a result.

ad editorial 2026 08 academic 56% interchangeable more formal stronger

It often carries a causal emphasis and can suggest importance or adverse effects.

Effect 88% connected

Execution; performance; realization; operation; as, the law goes into effect in May.

ad editorial 2026 08 academic 58% interchangeable

Use when the causal relationship is central; result is broader.

Verb group 2

Leave 84% connected

To send out leaves; to leaf; -- often with out.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Leave 84% connected

To send out leaves; to leaf; -- often with out.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Narrower term 29

Aftermath 76% connected

A second moving; the grass which grows after the first crop of hay in the same season; rowen.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Backwash 76% connected

To clean the oil from (wood) after combing.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Branch 76% connected

A shoot or secondary stem growing from the main stem, or from a principal limb or bough of a tree or other plant.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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By-product 76% connected

A secondary or additional product; something produced, as in the course of a manufacture, in addition to the principal product.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Byproduct 76% connected

a secondary and sometimes unexpected consequence

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Change 76% connected

To alter; to make different; to cause to pass from one state to another; as, to change the position, character, or appearance of a thing; to change t…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Consequence 76% connected

That which follows something on which it depends; that which is produced by a cause; a result.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Deal 76% connected

A part or portion; a share; hence, an indefinite quantity, degree, or extent, degree, or extent; as, a deal of time and trouble; a deal of cold.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Decision 76% connected

Cutting off; division; detachment of a part.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Denouement 76% connected

The unraveling or discovery of a plot; the catastrophe, especially of a drama or a romance.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Dent 76% connected

A stroke; a blow.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Harvest 76% connected

The gathering of a crop of any kind; the ingathering of the crops; also, the season of gathering grain and fruits, late summer or early autumn.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Impact 76% connected

To drive close; to press firmly together: to wedge into a place.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Influence 76% connected

A flowing in or upon; influx.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Materialization 76% connected

The act of materializing, or the state of being materialized.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Offset 76% connected

In general, that which is set off, from, before, or against, something

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Offshoot 76% connected

That which shoots off or separates from a main stem, channel, family, race, etc.; as, the offshoots of a tree.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Offspring 76% connected

The act of production; generation.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Outgrowth 76% connected

That which grows out of, or proceeds from, anything; an excrescence; an offshoot; hence, a result or consequence.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Product 76% connected

Anything that is produced, whether as the result of generation, growth, labor, or thought, or by the operation of involuntary causes; as, the product…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Repercussion 76% connected

The act of driving back, or the state of being driven back; reflection; reverberation; as, the repercussion of sound.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Response 76% connected

The act of responding.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Reverberation 76% connected

The act of reverberating; especially, the act of reflecting light or heat, or reechoing sound; as, the reverberation of rays from a mirror; the rever…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Separation 76% connected

The act of separating, or the state of being separated, or separate.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Sequel 76% connected

That which follows; a succeeding part; continuation; as, the sequel of a man's advantures or history.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Subsequence 76% connected

Alt. of Subsequency

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Wake 76% connected

The track left by a vessel in the water; by extension, any track; as, the wake of an army.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Wallop 76% connected

To move quickly, but with great effort; to gallop.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Worst 76% connected

Bad, evil, or pernicious, in the highest degree, whether in a physical or moral sense. See Worse.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Manner of action 3

Come 76% connected

of Come

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Follow 76% connected

To go or come after; to move behind in the same path or direction; hence, to go with (a leader, guide, etc.); to accompany; to attend.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Lead 76% connected

One of the elements, a heavy, pliable, inelastic metal, having a bright, bluish color, but easily tarnished. It is both malleable and ductile, though…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Broader term 11

Conclusion 76% connected

The last part of anything; close; termination; end.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Ending 76% connected

of End

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Finish 76% connected

To arrive at the end of; to bring to an end; to put an end to; to make an end of; to terminate.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Hap 76% connected

To clothe; to wrap.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Happen 76% connected

To come by chance; to come without previous expectation; to fall out.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Occur 76% connected

To meet; to clash.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Pass 76% connected

To go; to move; to proceed; to be moved or transferred from one point to another; to make a transit; -- usually with a following adverb or adverbal p…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Phenomenon 76% connected

An appearance; anything visible; whatever, in matter or spirit, is apparent to, or is apprehended by, observation; as, the phenomena of heat, light,…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Produce 76% connected

To bring forward; to lead forth; to offer to view or notice; to exhibit; to show; as, to produce a witness or evidence in court.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Prove 76% connected

To try or to ascertain by an experiment, or by a test or standard; to test; as, to prove the strength of gunpowder or of ordnance; to prove the conte…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Statement 76% connected

The act of stating, reciting, or presenting, orally or in paper; as, to interrupt a speaker in the statement of his case.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Synonym 15

Answer 92% connected

To speak in defense against; to reply to in defense; as, to answer a charge; to answer an accusation.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Consequence 92% connected

That which follows something on which it depends; that which is produced by a cause; a result.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Effect 92% connected

Execution; performance; realization; operation; as, the law goes into effect in May.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Ensue 92% connected

To follow; to pursue; to follow and overtake.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Event 92% connected

That which comes, arrives, or happens; that which falls out; any incident, good or bad.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Issue 92% connected

The act of passing or flowing out; a moving out from any inclosed place; egress; as, the issue of water from a pipe, of blood from a wound, of air fr…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Lead 92% connected

One of the elements, a heavy, pliable, inelastic metal, having a bright, bluish color, but easily tarnished. It is both malleable and ductile, though…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Leave 92% connected

To send out leaves; to leaf; -- often with out.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Outcome 92% connected

That which comes out of, or follows from, something else; issue; result; consequence; upshot.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Resolution 92% connected

The act, operation, or process of resolving. Specifically: (a) The act of separating a compound into its elements or component parts. (b) The act of…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Resultant 92% connected

Resulting or issuing from a combination; existing or following as a result or consequence.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Solution 92% connected

The act of separating the parts of any body, or the condition of undergoing a separation of parts; disruption; breach.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Solvent 92% connected

Having the power of dissolving; dissolving; as, a solvent fluid.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Termination 92% connected

The act of terminating, or of limiting or setting bounds; the act of ending or concluding; as, a voluntary termination of hostilities.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Upshot 92% connected

Final issue; conclusion; the sum and substance; the end; the result; the consummation.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Near synonym 1

Outcome 94% connected

That which comes out of, or follows from, something else; issue; result; consequence; upshot.

ad editorial 2026 08 general 80% interchangeable more formal

Often preferable when emphasising what ultimately happened rather than a measured result.

Stronger synonym 1

Impact 92% connected

To drive close; to press firmly together: to wedge into a place.

causes and results 62% interchangeable stronger

A marked effect or influence.

Formal equivalent 1

Outcome 90% connected

That which comes out of, or follows from, something else; issue; result; consequence; upshot.

causes and results 62% interchangeable more formal

The final or measured result.

Academic alternative 5

Consequence 84% connected

That which follows something on which it depends; that which is produced by a cause; a result.

causes and results 55% interchangeable

A result, often with emphasis on significance or impact.

Effect 84% connected

Execution; performance; realization; operation; as, the law goes into effect in May.

causes and results 55% interchangeable

A change produced by a cause.

Mechanism 84% connected

The arrangement or relation of the parts of a machine; the parts of a machine, taken collectively; the arrangement or relation of the parts of anythi…

causes and results 55% interchangeable

The process through which an effect occurs.

Cause 82% connected

That which produces or effects a result; that from which anything proceeds, and without which it would not exist.

causes and results 55% interchangeable

The factor that produces an effect.

Related word 1

Output 80% connected

The amount of coal or ore put out from one or more mines, or the quantity of material produced by, or turned out from, one or more furnaces or mills,…

ad editorial 2026 08 professional 35% interchangeable more formal

Common in technical and business contexts but narrower than result.

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