Issue
Issue noun - A condition or occurrence traceable to a cause.
Usage example: one of the issues of the Civil War was a resolution to the question of states' rights
Sequel is a synonym for issue in result topic. In some cases you can use "Sequel" instead a noun "Issue", when it comes to topics like cause.
Sequel
Sequel noun - A condition or occurrence traceable to a cause.
Usage example: higher prices are a logical sequel to higher costs for manufacturers
Issue is a synonym for sequel in consequence topic. You can use "Issue" instead a noun "Sequel", if it concerns topics such as cause, follow-up.
Nearby Word: sequela
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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Brick Joke: The final issue featured a sequel to the DuckTales comic from the first issue.
Source: Magazine / Disney Adventures -
A similar issue occurs in the sequel, where Sterling's ray exposes the subject to too much energy too quickly, which Wayne solves by filtering it through a Coke bottle.
Source: Film / Honey, I Shrunk the Kids - In The Force Awakens the fate or identity of Rey's family is never revealed, but it has been confirmed that that issue will be resolved later on in the sequel trilogy.
Source: Saved for the Sequel
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Sequel and Issue. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/issue/sequel
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Sequel or Issue. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/issue/sequel.
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