Synonyms of aftereffects

aftereffects

noun

plural of aftereffect

as in consequences

a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause

in the U.S. slavery was abolished in 1865, but its aftereffects remained keenly felt long afterwards

Synonyms & Similar Words

• consequences
• outcomes
• results
• resultants
• effects
• aftermaths
• products
• issues
• fruits
• implications
• developments
• matters of course
• sequels
• precipitates
• fates
• corollaries
• children
• sequences
• ramifications
• outgrowths
• conclusions
• upshots
• repercussions
• backwashes
• aftershocks
• byproducts
• side effects
• echoes
• side reactions
• echos
• denouements
• by-products
• dénouements
• fallouts
• ripples
• afterclaps
• afterglows
• blowbacks
• offshoots
• spin-offs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• causes
• reasons
• factors
• antecedents
• considerations
• occasions
• determinants
• causations
• grounds
• stimuli
• foundations
• bases
• bases
• incentives
• sources
• origins
• roots
• mothers
• groundworks
• impetuses
• springs
• instigations
• inspirations

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of aftereffects

But the rides were to fall silent and still Sunday night, as the park run by Ocean City’s mayor and nurtured by generations of his ancestors, closed down, the victim of financial woes made worse by the lingering aftereffects of the COVID-19 pandemic and Superstorm Sandy. —Chris Morris, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2024

Children were abused and the aftereffects of that abuse continue to ripple years after these crimes were committed. —Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 11 Oct. 2024