RAMIFICATIONS Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

ramifications

noun

plural of ramification

as in implications

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 ramifications The possible link between how Americans use technology and birth rates has broader economic ramifications. —

Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 10 June 2026 And this case has curious ramifications. —

Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 9 June 2026 If anything, the surge of data center projects, and the environmental ramifications of those projects even in the short-term, have served as a guideline of what types of facilities that KCK would, and wouldn’t, want to invest in. —

Sofi Zeman june 8, Kansas City Star, 8 June 2026 No, the situation is so centered around one school that the ramifications feel as though they are being lost in Lubbock. —

Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 June 2026 Still, the ramifications remain the largest off the field. —

Matt Baker, New York Times, 8 June 2026 Investigating active government officials in Mexico is a new strategy for the United States, which in the past refrained from targeting sitting leaders in allied countries with criminal investigations because of the clear political ramifications. —

Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026 Read more from a team of reporters on the ramifications. —

Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 3 June 2026 Regardless, the ramifications are huge for astronomers’ understanding of our cosmic neighborhood’s history. —

Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 3 June 2026

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Raiders of the Lost Ark' (1981) The first Indiana Jones movie – with lots of Nazi-punching and world-shaking religious implications – is the perfect action adventure.

— Brian Truitt, USA Today, 13 June 2026
The latest work examined the internal arrangement and segregation of the reactor system, shielding requirements, and the impact on cargo deck layout and vehicle capacity, alongside stability and trim implications linked to the reactor’s weight and positioning.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 12 June 2026