AFTERMATHS Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

aftermaths

noun

plural of aftermath

as in consequences

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 aftermaths The Netflix dating experiment that promised love sight unseen has produced one of its darkest aftermaths yet. — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 28 Apr. 2026 Instead, headlines focus on tragedies and their painful aftermaths instead of prevention. — Laura Carno, Denver Post, 24 Sep. 2025 And although severe natural disasters bring federal relief dollars to areas in their aftermaths, not every major storm that causes flooding qualifies for direct aid from FEMA. — Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2025 The death toll for each of those quakes rose to over 1,000 people, local officials said in their aftermaths. — Morgan Winsor, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2025

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Noun

One woman went to police, but the brothers appear to have faced no consequences.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026
The hopeful part is the part where the people who are dealing with the consequences of that look toward their community, look toward their friends, look toward the people around them for support, for help, for unity—all of those sorts of things.

— Sam Macdonald, Scientific American, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of consequences

Noun

Radical Numerics has not revealed the clinical outcomes of the patient who was given the AI virus, and the study has yet to be peer-reviewed.

— Devika Rao, TheWeek, 30 Oct. 2026
First-person human videos provide examples of how people interact with objects and perform everyday activities, while robot trajectories connect visual observations with physical actions and their outcomes.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of outcomes

Noun

The results suggest that manufacturers could shorten a costly production stage without sacrificing the battery performance measured during testing.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
The Associated Press says GOP officials are worried that Libertarian candidates can siphon off votes in close elections across the country, making a difference in results come Tuesday night.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of results

Noun

The 2024 sequel won Oscars for best sound and visual effects out of its five nominations, which again included best picture.

— Jordan Moreau, Variety, 30 Oct. 2026
Stewart was up there alone, with just a few pieces of furniture as props, some lights and smoke for effects.

— Sean Woods, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2026

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