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upshot vs by-product

by-product vs upshot

upshot and by-product both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
upshot Yes No No No
by-product Yes No No No
As nouns, by-product is a hyponym of upshot; that is, by-product is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than upshot:
  • upshot: a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
  • by-product: a secondary and sometimes unexpected consequence
upshot (noun) by-product (noun)
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon a product made during the manufacture of something else
a secondary and sometimes unexpected consequence
Difference between upshot and by-product

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