upshot
nounHow many syllables in upshot?
There are 2 syllables in the word upshot.How to pronounce upshot:
Definition of upshot:
- upshot (noun):
- the final result outcome
- the final result or conclusion
- a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon.
Synonyms for upshot:
aftereffect
aftermath
backwash
bandwagon effect
branch
brisance
butterfly effect
by-product
byproduct
change
coattails effect
conclusion
consequence
coriolis effect
corollary
culmination
dent
development
domino effect
effect
end
end result
event
fallout
fate
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Antonyms for upshot:
antecedent
anticlimax
baseline
beginning
birth
causality
causation
cause
commencement
dawn
day one
disadvantage
excuse
exterior
exteriority
factor
foundation
handicap
hindrance
inauguration
inception
ingrowth
initiation
insignificance
introduction
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Here are some other common 2-syllable words.
- uprouse
- upper
- upload
- upland
- upheld
- unvail
- unstretch
- unsound
- unsold
- unshy
- unquelled
- unplait
- uno
- unlined
- unleft
- unhemmed
- unhat
- unfurls
- unfold
- unease
- undressed
- unclipped
- unbloomed
- unbeat
- ulla
- ula
- uinal
- uber
- ually
- tyrese
- tyrants
- typing
- typhoid
- tyndall
- tyger
- twitching
- twelveth
- tutted
- tussock
- turnstile
- turnips
- turkish
- turbid
- turban
- tuple
- tunnels
- tunisia
- tunic
- tumor
- tumbling
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Secondary stress refers to the minor emphasis that can occur on additional syllables in longer words, distinct from the primary stress.
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