Issue and Target

Issue

Issue noun - A condition or occurrence traceable to a cause.

Target and issue are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Target" instead a noun "Issue".

Nearby Words: issued, issuing, issuance, issuer

Target

Target noun - A person or thing that is the object of abuse, criticism, or ridicule.

Issue and target are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Issue" instead a noun "Target".

Nearby Words: targeted, targe, targeting

Mutual synonyms

How words are described

particular particular issue particular target
common common issue common target
specific specific issue specific target
current current issue current target
Other adjectives: original, single, obvious, small, actual, real, big, huge, main, new, major, frequent, final, primary, next, last, latest, different, bigger, biggest.

Common collocations

amount issue amount target amount
times issue times target times
friends issue friends target friends

Both words in one sentence

  • Little Useless Gun She then proceeds to work around the "stopping power" issue by shooting her target in the eye.
  • Note that for this entry, 'DPS' refers to single target attacks, and 'Nuke' is mainly multiple-target ones, since range isn't an issue.
  • Bond One-Liner Similarly, one issue of Scud the Disposable Assassin has Scud stick his gun in a target's mouth and say "Something funny." before pulling the trigger.
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