All byproduct antonyms

noun byproduct

• source — any thing or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained; origin: Which foods are sources of calcium?
• cause — a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect: You have been the cause of much anxiety. What was the cause of the accident?
• origin — something from which anything arises or is derived; source; fountainhead: to follow a stream to its origin.
• root — Elihu [el-uh-hyoo] /ˈɛl əˌhyu/ (Show IPA), 1845–1937, U.S. lawyer and statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1912.
• invention — the act of inventing.
• original — belonging or pertaining to the origin or beginning of something, or to a thing at its beginning: The book still has its original binding.
• insufficiency — deficiency in amount, force, power, competence, or fitness; inadequacy: insufficiency of supplies.
• lack — something missing or needed: After he left, they really felt the lack.
• core — The core of a fruit is the central part of it. It contains seeds or pips.
• little — small in size; not big; not large; tiny: a little desk in the corner of the room.
• scarcity — insufficiency or shortness of supply; dearth.
• dearth — If there is a dearth of something, there is not enough of it.
• deficiency — Deficiency in something, especially something that your body needs, is not having enough of it.
• poverty — the state or condition of having little or no money, goods, or means of support; condition of being poor. Synonyms: privation, neediness, destitution, indigence, pauperism, penury. Antonyms: riches, wealth, plenty.
• shortcoming — a failure, defect, or deficiency in conduct, condition, thought, ability, etc.: a social shortcoming; a shortcoming of his philosophy.
• deprivation — If you suffer deprivation, you do not have or are prevented from having something that you want or need.
• economy — thrifty management; frugality in the expenditure or consumption of money, materials, etc.
• frugality — the quality of being frugal, or prudent in saving; the lack of wastefulness: Many people who have lived through periods of economic deprivation develop lifelong habits of frugality and are almost never tempted by wasteful consumption.
• moderation — the quality of being moderate; restraint; avoidance of extremes or excesses; temperance.
• privation — lack of the usual comforts or necessaries of life: His life of privation began to affect his health.
• need — a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation: There is no need for you to go there.
• want — to feel a need or a desire for; wish for: to want one's dinner; always wanting something new.
• base — The base of something is its lowest edge or part.
• few — not many but more than one: Few artists live luxuriously.
• commencement — The commencement of something is its beginning.
• beginning — The beginning of an event or process is the first part of it.
• start — to begin or set out, as on a journey or activity.
• rise — to get up from a lying, sitting, or kneeling posture; assume an upright position: She rose and walked over to greet me. With great effort he rose to his knees.
• parent — a father or a mother.
• foundation — the basis or groundwork of anything: the moral foundation of both society and religion.
• ingrowth — growth inward.
• loss — detriment, disadvantage, or deprivation from failure to keep, have, or get: to bear the loss of a robbery.
• resource — a source of supply, support, or aid, especially one that can be readily drawn upon when needed.
• truth — the true or actual state of a matter: He tried to find out the truth.
• introduction — the act of introducing or the state of being introduced.
• initiation — formal admission or acceptance into an organization or club, adult status in one's community or society, etc.
• failure — an act or instance of failing or proving unsuccessful; lack of success: His effort ended in failure. The campaign was a failure.
• opening — an open or clear space.