AFTERSHOCKS Synonyms: 74 Similar and Opposite Words

aftershocks

noun

plural of aftershock

as in foreshocks

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Noun

Blackouts and seizures, tremors that became full-body shakes, stabbing chest pains.

— Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 30 July 2026
Residents in the areas that felt the biggest tremors must beware of further strong quakes for about a week as well as the risk of landslides, an official for the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 28 July 2026

Definition of tremors

Noun

Those storylines might seem distinct but they have become intrinsically linked by the emotional and physical repercussions of what happened in Nigeria on December 29.

— Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 26 July 2026
In fact, the Yale Budget Lab believes the worst of the global tariff repercussions has already happened.

— Laurent Belsie, Christian Science Monitor, 23 July 2026

Definition of repercussions

Noun

On Friday, Caine specifically raised concerns about the US munitions stockpile and other potential negative implications, according to the sources.

— Chris Lau, CNN Money, 26 July 2026
Any further additions would cement the Tigers as firmly over the $244 million luxury tax threshold, which has important implications.

— Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 26 July 2026

Definition of implications

Noun

Two powerful quakes in April 2016 killed more than 260 people and destroyed thousands of homes.

— USA Today, USA Today, 30 July 2026
Residents in the areas that felt the biggest tremors must beware of further strong quakes for about a week as well as the risk of landslides, an official for the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 28 July 2026

Definition of quakes

Noun

But Thomas Tuchel took those echoes and put a colossal microphone in front of them, cranking up the decibels to make this failure worse than the others.

— Tim Spiers, New York Times, 16 July 2026
Whatever its international echoes, the exhibition incited local responses by far-right entities.

— Ara H. Merjian, ARTnews.com, 10 July 2026

Definition of echoes

Noun

The first hint came from a small swarm of earthquakes on May 8, with NASA satellites spotting steamy volcanic plumes and discolored water the next day.

— Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 31 July 2026
Natural hazard risks include earthquakes, flooding, wildfires and volcanoes.

— William P. Barrett, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of earthquakes

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