AFTERMATH Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

aftermath

noun

ˈaf-tər-ˌmath

as in outcome

a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause the surgery was successful, but she now had to deal with its aftermath: a huge bill

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Recent Examples of aftermath In the aftermath of the incident, many questions remain, including the role of air traffic control, which apparently gave the go-ahead for the fire truck to move onto the runway before telling it to stop. —

Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 23 Mar. 2026 One person is dead in the aftermath of a crash into a disabled car on Interstate 96 in Metro Detroit, Michigan State Police said. —

Paula Wethington, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026 As the sun stretched over the field in the aftermath, the teams took a group photo before scattering off to brunch or … well, to the movies. —

Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 23 Mar. 2026 That passenger fee, also known as the September 11 Security Fee, was established by Congress in the aftermath of the terror attacks of September 11, 2001. —

Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 23 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for aftermath

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Regardless of the outcome, Thune said that the vote helps Republicans go back on offense after weeks of intraparty tensions over the SAVE America Act.

— David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 26 Mar. 2026
Jim Steyer, the chief executive of Common Sense Media, said the outcomes so far show that the courts, state legislatures and foreign governments are now aligning to reshape Silicon Valley.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Mar. 2026