AFTERSHOCKS Synonyms: 74 Similar and Opposite Words

aftershocks

noun

plural of aftershock

as in foreshocks

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Noun

Parkinson’s is often marked by tremors, slow or impaired movement, tenseness or rigidity and difficulty balancing, as well as speech changes and loss of automatic motor functions like blinking or smiling, according to Mayo Clinic.

— Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026
Parkinson’s disease is a condition characterized by tremors, muscle rigidity, and problems with balance.

— Mike McRae September 10, New Atlas, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of tremors

Noun

But despite years of diplomatic efforts there is no sign of a breakthrough in ending a war that has had repercussions for the global food and energy supply, as well as severely straining relations between Russia and Western countries.

— HANNA ARHIROVA, Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2026
Looking to the future As polar ice disappears and sea levels continue to rise, concerns over the continuing and worsening repercussions of climate change continue to grow.

— Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of repercussions

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Ryosuke Inoue, Visiting Fellow at CSIS Climate change means the shocks testing that system aren’t going away.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026
One thing that won’t change though is a world investors expect to be hit by recurring supply shocks and persistent inflation.

— Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of shocks

Noun

The capability to safely approach, dock with, and interact with another satellite in orbit has other implications too.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2026
These raises were initially denied — along with all other proposals with budget implications.

— Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of implications

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For 13 years, the high-precision instrument had been bolted to a rocky outcrop in the hills of western Venezuela, quietly tracking the millimeter-scale movements of the Boconó fault, which was the likely source of the first of the two quakes.

— David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2026
But the quakes also exposed a sense of solidarity, as neighbors were forced to rely on one another in the immediate aftermath.

— Tibisay Zea, Christian Science Monitor, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of quakes

Noun

This is a technology, which Sheeran mastered in his early years as a busker, that lets a guy perform with himself, in echoes, alone, harmonizing with his own voice.

— Naaman Zhou, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2026
The Zombies’ records are notable for their production values, bringing in echoes and other effects for songs that in lesser hands would be simple unadorned rave-ups.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of echoes

Noun

David Ryder | Reuters The typical homeowners insurance policy excludes or limits coverage for damage from certain disasters, such as earthquakes, landslides and floods, according to insurance experts.

— Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026
By 1926, Caltech was running the Seismo Lab with the Carnegie Institution, where seismologists like Beno Gutenberg and Charles Richter would deepen our understanding of earthquakes.

— Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of earthquakes

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