| Main Entry: | spin-off |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | offshoot |
Synonyms: |
adjunct, branch, by-product, derivative, descendant, division, offspring, outgrowth, sequel |
| Main Entry: | consequence |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | result, outcome of action |
Synonyms: |
aftereffect, aftermath, bottom line, can of worms, chain reaction, effect, end, event, fallout, follow through, follow-up, issue, outgrowth, payback, reaction, repercussion, sequel, sequence, spin-off, upshot, waves |
Antonyms: |
beginning, cause, commencement, inception, origin, rise, source, start |
| Main Entry: | derivation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | root, source |
Synonyms: |
ancestry, basis, beginning, descent, etymology, foundation, genealogy, inception, origin, provenance, provenience, spin-off, well, wellspring, whence it came |
Antonyms: |
conclusion, consequence, effect, end, outgrowth, result |
| Main Entry: | derivative |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | product, descendant |
Synonyms: |
by-product, offshoot, outgrowth, spin-off, wave |
Antonyms: |
invention, original, root, source |
| Main Entry: | descendant |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person in line of ancestry |
Synonyms: |
brood, child, children, chip off old block, get*, heir, issue, kin, offshoot, offspring, posterity, product, progeniture, progeny, scion, seed, spin-off |
Antonyms: |
ascendant, predecessor |
| Main Entry: | effect |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | result |
Synonyms: |
aftereffect, aftermath, backlash, backwash, can of worms, causatum, chain reaction, conclusion, consequence, corollary, denouement, development, end, end product, event, eventuality, fallout, flak, follow through, follow-up, fruit, issue, outcome, outgrowth, precipitate, pursuance, ramification, reaction, reflex, repercussion, response, sequel, sequence, side effect, spin-off, upshot, waves |
| Notes: | as a noun, affect means 'a feeling or emotion,' whereas effect means 'the result or consequence of some action or process'; as a verb, to affect means 'to exert an influence upon,' and implies the action of a stimulus that can produce a response or reaction, whereas to effect means 'to bring about as a result' effect is a noun referring to a thing, but if you mean an action, that is affect; if you want the verb meaning 'achieve, bring about,' that is effect |
Antonyms: |
beginning, cause, commencement, foundation, origin, source, start |
| Main Entry: | offshoot |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | development, product |
Synonyms: |
adjunct, appendage, branch, by-product, derivative, descendant, limb, outgrowth, spin-off, sprout |
Antonyms: |
origin, source |
| Main Entry: | outgrowth |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | product, consequence |
Synonyms: |
aftereffect, branch, by-product, derivative, descendant, development, effect, emergence, end, end result, issue, member, offshoot, offspring, outcome, result, spin-off, yield |
| Main Entry: | sequel |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | follow-up |
Synonyms: |
aftereffect, aftermath, alternation, causatum, chain, close, closing, conclusion, consecution, consequence, continuation, development, effect, end, ending, epilogue, eventuality, finish, finishing, issue, order, outcome, part two, payoff, progression, result, row, sequence, sequent, series, spin-off, termination, train, upshot |
Antonyms: |
original |
| Main Entry: | supplement |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something added |
Synonyms: |
added feature, addendum, addition, additive, appendix, bell, bells and whistles, codicil, complement, continuation, extra, insert, option, postscript, pullout, rider, sequel, spin-off, subsidiary |
Antonyms: |
base, core |