Stimulus and Upshot

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Stimulus noun - Something that arouses action or activity.

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Upshot is an antonym for stimulus.

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

Usage example: the upshot of the court's ruling is that a number of communities will now have to change their gun laws

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Stimulus is an antonym for upshot.

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Upshot and Stimulus. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/stimulus/upshot

Stimulus & Upshot. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/stimulus/upshot>.

Upshot or Stimulus. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/stimulus/upshot.

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