Noun She is concerned with a variety of social issues. Water purity is a public health issue. The President's speech addressed a number of important issues. campaign issues like education …

Synonyms for ISSUES: consequences, outcomes, results, resultants, effects, products, developments, implications; Antonyms of ISSUES: reasons, causes, factors, considerations, occasions, antecedents, determinants, grounds

Don't worry about who will do it - that's just a side issue (= not the main problem). The point at issue is what is best for the child. Of course I'll help you - there's no need to make an issue of …

Some common synonyms of issue are arise, derive, emanate, flow, originate, proceed, rise, spring, and stem. While all these words mean "to come up or out of something into existence," issue suggests emerging from confinement through an outlet. How do arise and rise relate to one another, in the sense of issue?

If a celebrity issues a statement or the post office issues new stamps, they put them out for the public. Likewise, an issue is a current topic, sometimes controversial, that is being discussed. Politicians often say they want to talk about the issues (and not their personal lives!).