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

Consider the party’s hesitancy in addressing the financial ramifications of China’s demographic decline. — Carl Minzner, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2026

The ultimate decision could have broad ramifications for similar lawsuits around the country. — Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 5 Oct. 2026

Yet, in an unusual step earlier this summer, the Maryland Department of Labor has proposed amendments that would weaken the 2024 IECC even more, with particular ramifications for data centers. — Tom Nyein, Baltimore Sun, 3 Oct. 2026

Any potential legal ramifications would be domestic, Contesse said. — Claire Healy, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026

The tension of short-term coastal protections versus long-term ramifications has played out along the coast for years, as rising sea levels pose a growing threat to communities. — Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026

There are likely to be seismic ramifications when sanctions are eventually handed out to City, with a whole range of punishments on the table — including expulsion from the Premier League. — ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026

There’s certain legal ramifications where certain things couldn’t be covered. — Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 24 Sep. 2026

But for those who do put those experiences on credit cards or other financing options, that debt can have long-term ramifications, Walsh says. — Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026