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outgrowth

[out-grohth] / ˈaʊtˌgroʊθ /
NOUN
projection
Synonyms
STRONGEST
offshoot
STRONG
bulge enlargement excrescence jut node outcrop process prolongation prominence protuberance shoot sprout swelling
Antonyms
STRONG
depression
WEAK
ingrowth
NOUN
product, consequence
Synonyms
STRONGEST
by-product offshoot
STRONG
aftereffect branch derivative descendant development effect emergence end issue member offspring outcome result spin-off yield
WEAK
end result
Antonyms
STRONG
beginning cause commencement foundation origin parent source start
WEAK
ingrowth

Example Sentences

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The injured tissue produced substantial neurite outgrowth, meaning the long extensions that allow neurons to communicate began growing again.

From Science Daily • Feb. 16, 2026

These buyouts are absurd, an outgrowth of a crazed marketplace and undeniably screwy optics at a state university.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 4, 2025

It was an outgrowth of playing golf with some friends who happened to own thoroughbreds.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2025

Basically, the idea was to explore how LAB could be used to colonize a food environment in order to prevent the outgrowth of spoilage or pathogenic bacteria.

From Slate • Feb. 22, 2025

She smeared mud and tree sap to camouflage her face and arms till she seemed an outgrowth of the island.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.