Issue
Issue noun - A condition or occurrence traceable to a cause.
Race
Race noun - A group of persons who come from the same ancestor.
Usage example: a man, born of noble race, who was now living in impoverished circumstances
Issue and race are semantically related in people topic. Sometimes you can use "Issue" instead a noun "Race", if it concerns topics such as progeny, ethnic group.
How words are described
| particular | particular issue | particular race |
| specific | specific issue | specific race |
| certain | certain issue | certain race |
| current | current issue | current race |
| Other adjectives: original, single, actual, entire, main, famous, new, major, given, final, minor, next, last, different, fifth. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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In another issue where Betty becomes a race car driver, the flag bearer at the racetrack waves a checkered flag at the start of her first race.
Source: Franchise / Archie Comics -
After all, when you've had to issue a restraining order against an entire race, you tend to change your sale tactics a bit.
Source: Girl Scouts Are Evil - As much as the endlessly-optimistic sorts like to believe that race is no longer a discriminatory factor any more than eye color is, the fact remains that race is still very much an issue, especially in fiction.
Source: Analysis / Race Tropes
Cite this Source
Race and Issue. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/issue/race
Issue & Race. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/issue/race>.
Race or Issue. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/issue/race.
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