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offspring vs upshot

upshot vs offspring

offspring and upshot both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
offspring Yes No No No
upshot Yes No No No
As nouns, upshot is a hypernym of offspring; that is, upshot is a word with a broader meaning than offspring:
  • offspring: something that comes into existence as a result
  • upshot: a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
Other hypernyms of offspring include consequence, effect, event, issue, outcome, result.
offspring (noun) upshot (noun)
any immature animal a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
something that comes into existence as a result
the immediate descendants of a person
Difference between offspring and upshot

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