Synonyms of ramifications

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.

Related Words

• implications
• consequences
• effects
• outcomes
• repercussions
• issues
• results
• developments
• echoes
• aftereffects
• aftermaths
• denouements
• resultants
• products
• precipitates
• corollaries
• fruits
• endings
• fates
• sequels
• conclusions
• children
• sequences
• outgrowths
• upshots
• side effects
• backwashes
• aftershocks
• fallouts
• by-products
• afterclaps
• offshoots
• ripples
• blowbacks
• afterglows
• spin-offs

Dissimilar Words

• factors
• considerations
• determinants
• grounds
• beginnings
• foundations
• bases
• bases
• incentives
• stimuli
• sources
• reasons
• origins
• causes
• roots
• mothers
• springs
• antecedents
• groundworks
• starts
• impetuses
• inspirations
• occasions
• instigations
• causations

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ramifications

The ramifications aren’t concentrated in any single region of the country, either. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 29 Oct. 2026

Eliminating the biannual clock change in favor of permanent daylight saving time would bring separate health ramifications, Rowley said. — Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026

This almost feels criminal to make both fanbases wake up this early for a top-25 showdown with CFP ramifications. — Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Giving hope to Putin The falling-out between the US and Ukraine also has wider geopolitical ramifications, analysts said, and could end up being a gift to the Kremlin’s war effort. — Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026

Ultimately, whoever wins the World Series will merely be setting the stage for an offseason that could have massive ramifications for the sport. — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026

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

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