RAMIFICATION Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

ramification

noun

Definition of ramification

as in implication

formal something that is produced by or necessarily follows an action, decision, etc. They discussed the possible ramifications of the new treaty. The government's actions in this case could have major political ramifications.

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Recent Examples of ramification The abrupt nature of the cutoff and its potentially dangerous military and humanitarian ramifications led to widespread public outcry focused both on Trump for pulling the rug out from under Ukraine and on SpaceX CEO Elon Musk for enabling him. — Georgina Torbet, The Verge, 23 Oct. 2026 That’s had a big ramification through television until right now. — Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026 Lanterns works so well in part because it was conceived as a standalone complete story, albeit one with ramifications for future DCU projects, thereby freeing up the writers to create something truly unique, with no forced, awkward tie-ins. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 19 Oct. 2026 Just narrowing the area where the nontrivial zeros can appear has had huge ramifications. — Quanta Magazine, 19 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ramification

Recent Examples of Synonyms for ramification

Noun

Only weeks later, alas, Hurts became another face of the cause — as the NBCA addressed with what essentially was a public-service bulletin about the implications of his situation.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2026
The intellectual property implications are substantial for brands weighing design protection, trade dress and the limits of enforcement when consumers are actively amplifying lookalikes.

— Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of implication

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
The model uses a World Reasoning Action Model (WRAM) architecture to connect task reasoning, outcome prediction, and action generation.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of outcome

Noun

But this year, affordability polls in a tier by itself, and voters appear ready to deliver political consequences to Republicans, said David Paleologos, director of the Suffolk University Political Research Center, who reviewed the findings.

— Amy L. Wong, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
Breaking the emergency glass and moving on from Butker during this season would carry significant financial consequences because of his contract.

— Pete Sweeney October 26, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of consequence

Noun

The method is precise, but the effect is unruly, as if the chainsaws are really back there somewhere inside the speaker, about to slash through the cone.

— Andy Cush, Pitchfork, 31 Oct. 2026
But whether researchers intended to serve their funders’ agenda on CCS or not, some say the effect has been undeniable.

— Katie Worth, ProPublica, 30 Oct. 2026