Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun issue

11 senses of issue

Sense 1
issue -- (an important question that is in dispute and must be settled; "the issue could be settled by requiring public education for everyone"; "politicians never discuss the real issues")
       => content, cognitive content, mental object -- (the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned)

Sense 2
issue, number -- (one of a series published periodically; "she found an old issue of the magazine in her dentist's waiting room")
       => periodical -- (a publication that appears at fixed intervals)

Sense 3
topic, subject, issue, matter -- (some situation or event that is thought about; "he kept drifting off the topic"; "he had been thinking about the subject for several years"; "it is a matter for the police")
       => content, cognitive content, mental object -- (the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned)

Sense 4
issue, issuing, issuance -- (the act of providing an item for general use or for official purposes (usually in quantity); "a new issue of stamps"; "the last issue of penicillin was over a month ago")
       => provision, supply, supplying -- (the activity of supplying or providing something)

Sense 5
issue, military issue, government issue -- (supplies (as food or clothing or ammunition) issued by the government)
       => store, stock, fund -- (a supply of something available for future use; "he brought back a large store of Cuban cigars")

Sense 6
return, issue, take, takings, proceeds, yield, payoff -- (the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property; "the average return was about 5%")
       => income -- (the financial gain (earned or unearned) accruing over a given period of time)

Sense 7
consequence, effect, outcome, result, event, issue, upshot -- (a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing consequences for business"; "he acted very wise after the event")
       => phenomenon -- (any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning)

Sense 8
offspring, progeny, issue -- (the immediate descendants of a person; "she was the mother of many offspring"; "he died without issue")
       => relative, relation -- (a person related by blood or marriage; "police are searching for relatives of the deceased"; "he has distant relations back in New Jersey")

Sense 9
emergence, egress, issue -- (the becoming visible; "not a day's difference between the emergence of the andrenas and the opening of the willow catkins")
       => beginning -- (the event consisting of the start of something; "the beginning of the war")

Sense 10
exit, issue, outlet, way out -- (an opening that permits escape or release; "he blocked the way out"; "the canyon had only one issue")
       => opening -- (a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made; "they left a small opening for the cat at the bottom of the door")

Sense 11
issue, publication -- (the act of issuing printed materials)
       => printing -- (the business of producing printed material for sale or distribution)

Antonyms of verb issue

1 of 5 senses of issue

Sense 2
issue, supply -- (circulate or distribute or equip with; "issue a new uniform to the children"; "supply blankets for the beds")
       Antonym of recall (Sense 6)
      => recall -- (make unavailable; bar from sale or distribution; "The company recalled the product when it was found to be faulty")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb issue

5 senses of issue

Sense 1
publish, bring out, put out, issue, release -- (prepare and issue for public distribution or sale; "publish a magazine or newspaper")
       => publicize, publicise, air, bare -- (make public; "She aired her opinions on welfare")

Sense 2
issue, supply -- (circulate or distribute or equip with; "issue a new uniform to the children"; "supply blankets for the beds")
       => distribute -- (make available; "The publisher wants to distribute the book in Asia")

Sense 3
issue -- (bring out an official document (such as a warrant))
       => communicate, intercommunicate -- (transmit thoughts or feelings; "He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist")

Sense 4
issue, emerge, come out, come forth, go forth, egress -- (come out of; "Water issued from the hole in the wall"; "The words seemed to come out by themselves")

Sense 5
write out, issue, make out, cut -- (make out and issue; "write out a check"; "cut a ticket"; "Please make the check out to me")
       => write -- (communicate or express by writing; "Please write to me every week")