offset vs upshot

upshot vs offset

offset and upshot both are nouns.

offset is a verb but upshot is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
offset	Yes	No	Yes	No
upshot	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, upshot is a hypernym of offset; that is, upshot is a word with a broader meaning than offset:

offset: a natural consequence of development
upshot: a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

Other hypernyms of offset include consequence, effect, event, issue, outcome, result.

offset (noun)	upshot (noun)
structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly	a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
a plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder, which in turn transfers it to the paper
a natural consequence of development
a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips
a compensating equivalent
the time at which something is supposed to begin

offset (verb)	upshot (verb)
produce by offset printing
create an offset in
cause (printed matter) to transfer or smear onto another surface
make up for
compensate for or counterbalance

Difference between offset and upshot

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