Synonyms for issue
ˈɪʃ u; esp. Brit. ˈɪs yuis·sue

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1. issue

   Effect is the strongest of these words; it is that which is directly produced by the action of an efficient cause; we say, "Every effect must have an adequate cause" (compare CAUSE). In regard to human actions, effect commonly relates to intention; as, the shot took effect, i. e., the effect intended. A consequence is that which follows an act naturally, but less directly than the effect. The motion of the piston is the effect, and the agitation of the water under the paddle-wheels a consequence of the expansion of steam in the cylinder. The result is, literally, the rebound of an act, depending on many elements; the issue is that which flows forth directly; we say the issue of a battle, the result of a campaign. A consequent commonly is that which follows simply in order of time, or by logical inference. The end is the actual outcome without determination of its relation to what has gone before; it is ordinarily viewed as either the necessary, natural, or logical outcome, any effect, consequence, or result being termed an end; as, the end of such a course must be ruin. The event (Latin e, out, and venio, come) is primarily exactly the same in meaning as outcome; but in use it is more nearly equivalent to upshot signifying the sum and substance of all effects, consequences, and results of a course of action. Compare ACCIDENT; CAUSE; CIRCUMSTANCE; END; EVENT.

   Synonyms:
   consequence, consequent, effect, end, end, event, outcome, outgrowth, result, sequel, upshot

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1. issue

   Synonyms:
   effect, outcome, manifestation, end, result, progeny, posterity, conclusion, consequence, upshot, children, offspring

   Antonyms:
   cause, operation, working, principle, law, system, action, influence, origination, commencement, paternity, ancestry

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. issuenoun

   an important question that is in dispute and must be settled

   "the issue could be settled by requiring public education for everyone"; "politicians never discuss the real issues"

   Synonyms:
   consequence, topic, emergence, progeny, subject, effect, offspring, military issue, way out, number, issuance, result, proceeds, exit, event, matter, publication, outcome, return, government issue, take, takings, yield, upshot, issuing, payoff, outlet, egress

   Antonyms:
   recall

2. issue, numbernoun

   one of a series published periodically

   "she found an old issue of the magazine in her dentist's waiting room"

   Synonyms:
   turn, figure, progeny, subject, act, issuing, military issue, takings, bit, payoff, consequence, take, publication, government issue, routine, event, upshot, return, effect, topic, offspring, egress, telephone number, outlet, identification number, phone number, number, numeral, yield, emergence, outcome, way out, exit, proceeds, matter, result, issuance

   Antonyms:
   recall

3. topic, subject, issue, matternoun

   some situation or event that is thought about

   "he kept drifting off the topic"; "he had been thinking about the subject for several years"; "it is a matter for the police"

   Synonyms:
   topic, effect, progeny, matter, field of study, issuing, case, government issue, issuance, takings, theme, consequence, take, thing, subject area, result, study, event, upshot, return, subject, bailiwick, offspring, military issue, depicted object, egress, outlet, subject field, exit, national, discipline, number, yield, emergence, outcome, way out, affair, payoff, field, proceeds, publication, content, guinea pig

   Antonyms:
   recall

4. issue, issuing, issuancenoun

   the act of providing an item for general use or for official purposes (usually in quantity)

   "a new issue of stamps"; "the last issue of penicillin was over a month ago"

   Synonyms:
   consequence, topic, emergence, progeny, subject, effect, offspring, military issue, way out, number, issuance, result, proceeds, exit, event, matter, publication, outcome, return, government issue, take, takings, yield, upshot, issuing, payoff, outlet, egress

   Antonyms:
   recall

5. issue, military issue, government issuenoun

   supplies (as food or clothing or ammunition) issued by the government

   Synonyms:
   consequence, topic, emergence, progeny, subject, effect, offspring, military issue, way out, number, issuance, result, proceeds, exit, event, matter, publication, outcome, return, government issue, take, takings, yield, upshot, issuing, payoff, outlet, egress

   Antonyms:
   recall

6. return, issue, take, takings, proceeds, yield, payoffnoun

   the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property

   "the average return was about 5%"

   Synonyms:
   topic, progeny, subject, output, exit, issuing, counter, rejoinder, income tax return, wages, military issue, takings, reward, payoff, regaining, final payment, take, publication, egress, government issue, event, upshot, return, comeback, restitution, retort, offspring, riposte, tax return, outlet, reappearance, result, recurrence, return key, coming back, replication, number, outcome, yield, bribe, getting even, emergence, effect, way out, restoration, production, paying back, proceeds, fruit, consequence, matter, homecoming, issuance

   Antonyms:
   recall

7. consequence, effect, outcome, result, event, issue, upshotnoun

   a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

   "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing consequences for business"; "he acted very wise after the event"

   Synonyms:
   aftermath, progeny, resolution, issuing, case, government issue, military issue, return, takings, burden, resultant, payoff, consequence, core, take, publication, answer, impression, resultant role, event, upshot, subject, effect, topic, solvent, offspring, egress, gist, outlet, termination, exit, number, essence, yield, moment, emergence, outcome, way out, proceeds, force, solution, final result, import, matter, result, issuance

   Antonyms:
   recall

8. offspring, progeny, issuenoun

   the immediate descendants of a person

   "she was the mother of many offspring"; "he died without issue"

   Synonyms:
   materialization, topic, young, emergence, progeny, subject, effect, offspring, military issue, materialisation, number, issuance, result, proceeds, exit, event, matter, yield, egress, outlet, outcome, return, government issue, take, takings, issuing, upshot, publication, payoff, way out, consequence

   Antonyms:
   recall

9. emergence, egress, issuenoun

   the becoming visible

   "not a day's difference between the emergence of the andrenas and the opening of the willow catkins"

   Synonyms:
   consequence, takings, topic, emergence, offspring, progeny, subject, effect, growth, egression, way out, number, issuance, result, proceeds, exit, event, matter, yield, emersion, outgrowth, outcome, return, government issue, take, military issue, issuing, upshot, outlet, publication, payoff, egress

   Antonyms:
   recall

10. exit, issue, outlet, way outnoun

    an opening that permits escape or release

    "he blocked the way out"; "the canyon had only one issue"

    Synonyms:
    wall plug, emergence, subject, issuing, wall socket, government issue, military issue, takings, payoff, consequence, take, publication, result, event, upshot, return, effect, retail store, topic, offspring, departure, egress, electrical outlet, outlet, expiration, electric outlet, exit, electric receptacle, number, sales outlet, yield, mercantile establishment, loss, outcome, way out, going, vent, passing, proceeds, release, matter, progeny, issuance

    Antonyms:
    recall

11. issue, publicationverb

    the act of issuing printed materials

    Synonyms:
    consequence, topic, emergence, publishing, progeny, subject, effect, offspring, military issue, way out, number, issuance, result, proceeds, exit, event, matter, publication, outcome, return, government issue, take, takings, yield, upshot, issuing, payoff, outlet, egress

    Antonyms:
    recall

12. publish, bring out, put out, issue, releaseverb

    prepare and issue for public distribution or sale

    "publish a magazine or newspaper"

    Synonyms:
    unblock, supply, turn, let go, unloose, put under, let on, bring out, unwrap, reveal, disclose, inconvenience, release, expose, bother, bring on, write out, give up, go forth, unveil, cut, relinquish, put out, liberate, anaesthetize, expel, publish, extend, anesthetize, stretch out, loose, unloosen, give away, get out, break, let go of, incommode, egress, retire, disoblige, trouble, set off, douse, discommode, stretch forth, divulge, make out, write, produce, anaesthetise, resign, exhaust, exsert, smother, emerge, eject, discharge, anesthetise, free, print, uncover, secrete, hold out, come out, come forth, discover, unfreeze, introduce, let out

    Antonyms:
    recall

13. issue, supplyverb

    circulate or distribute or equip with

    "issue a new uniform to the children"; "supply blankets for the beds"

    Synonyms:
    come out, bring out, emerge, supply, append, furnish, come forth, cut, release, cater, put out, add, ply, provide, publish, go forth, make out, render, write out, egress

    Antonyms:
    recall

14. issueverb

    bring out an official document (such as a warrant)

    Synonyms:
    write out, release, emerge, put out, come forth, publish, bring out, supply, come out, cut, egress, go forth, make out

    Antonyms:
    recall

15. issue, emerge, come out, come forth, go forth, egressverb

    come out of

    "Water issued from the hole in the wall"; "The words seemed to come out by themselves"

    Synonyms:
    supply, start, bulge out, come forward, step up, bring out, release, fall out, write out, out, go forth, come on, cut, bulge, surface, come in, step forward, step to the fore, come to the fore, put out, pop out, place, leave, egress, bug out, come out of the closet, publish, make out, push through, erupt, turn out, emerge, break through, show up, turn up, pop, go away, appear, protrude, come out, come forth

    Antonyms:
    recall

16. write out, issue, make out, cutverb

    make out and issue

    "write out a check"; "cut a ticket"; "Please make the check out to me"

    Synonyms:
    discern, bang, shorten, cut off, ignore, screw, recognise, deal, grapple, distinguish, reduce, hack, make love, go forth, prune, do, jazz, geld, spot, roll in the hay, turn off, cut, be intimate, cut back, egress, write up, get along, turn out, release, pick out, slew, eff, switch off, bring out, make do, trim down, tell apart, contract, bed, do it, come out, trim back, rationalise, put out, have intercourse, rationalize, disregard, make out, abridge, manage, have sex, publish, trend, neck, fill out, bring down, fill in, slue, thin, emerge, abbreviate, have it away, sleep with, cut down, come forth, burn, contend, love, edit, hump, get laid, edit out, have it off, skip, sleep together, get by, foreshorten, dilute, write out, tailor, cope, curve, recognize, swerve, supply, bonk, know, thin out, snub, come, get it on, trim, sheer, complete, veer, fare, lie with, have a go at it

    Antonyms:
    recall

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1. • Beginning
   • Cognitive Content
   • Communicate
   • Distribute
   • Income
   • Phenomenon
   • Relative
   • Write

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1. emanated

   intransitive verb : to come out from a source transitive verb : emit

   she seems to emanate an air of serenity a sweet scent emanating from the blossoms

   Submitted by WilliamRP1988 on March 15, 2020  

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1. issuenoun

   Synonyms:
   egress, exit, outlet, passage out

2. issuenoun

   Synonyms:
   delivering, delivery, sending out

3. issuenoun

   Synonyms:
   event, consequence, end, termination, conclusion, consummation, result, effect, outcome, upshot, DÉNOUEMENT, FINALE, final or ultimate result, final event, finishing stroke, winding up

4. issuenoun

   Synonyms:
   offspring, progeny, children, posterity, lineal descendants

5. issuenoun

   Synonyms:
   (Med.) fontanel, artificial ulcer

6. issuenoun

   Synonyms:
   (Law.) point in dispute

7. issueverb

   Synonyms:
   deliver, send out, put forth

8. issueverb

   Synonyms:
   distribute, give out

9. issueverb

   Synonyms:
   put into circulation

10. issueverb

    Synonyms:
    proceed, flow, emanate, arise, spring, originate, follow, ensue, come, take rise, be the effect, be derived, go forth, grow out, pass out, flow out, rush out

11. issueverb

    Synonyms:
    end, terminate, result

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1. issueverb

   Synonyms:
   gush, disembogue, sally forth, debouch, proceed, emanate, ensue, follow, result

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1. List of paraphrases for "issue":

   question, matter, problem, subject, item, topic, point, issues, issuance, problems, theme, cause, case, issuing, questions, aspect, number, regard, publish, dossier, affair, issued, challenge, edition, area, emit, thing, concerned, asia, respect, problematic, file, matters, run

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How to use issue in a sentence?

1. Harley Rouda:

   We’ve got eight people on the ballot, the issue is the jungle primary in California, and what sounded like a great idea, just the top-two vote getters move forward, has turned into all sorts of gamesmanship.

2. Robert Alt:

   The issue with regard to exclusive representation was not presented to the court in the Janus case, but the court three separate times expressed grave concerns about the constitutionality of those provisions.

3. David Yu:

   HNA's shareholding structure and how they structure investments has always been very complicated, and the HKA case isn't any different, the issue now is that there is some distress at the parent group, and this is obviously having implications on the underlying companies, including HKA.

4. Ray Starling:

   That is a problem, a constant issue for agriculture that is not new, it is perhaps more pressing now.

5. Miller Moreover:

   To Netanyahu's chagrin, however, the Iranian threat is simply not the most important issue to voters in this election -- a fact that was true ahead of the last elections as well.