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 whipsawing legal battle could have major ramifications for the midterms. — Lindsay Whitehurst, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026

Equity markets have also largely shrugged off the potential ramifications of the conflict, with global stocks seeing a broad rally this year as corporate earnings optimism outweighed concerns about the war's implications for the world economy. — Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026

The whipsawing legal battle has major ramifications for the midterms. — Nicholas Riccardi, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026

Especially with the average age of the CHL dropping quickly in the NIL era, the Canucks are better off making the best developmental call for Patterson without regard for expansion ramifications. — Thomas Drance, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

But the potential ramifications of a guilty or not guilty verdict should not be part of the jury's deliberations, Polisi said. — Nicole Brown Chau, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026

Under this administration, those rules and the ramifications for breaking them have gotten even stricter. — Kat Lonsdorf, NPR, 24 Aug. 2026

Council and their staff are looking into the potential financial ramifications of an air conditioning mandate. — Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 22 Aug. 2026

And backlash will likely be sustained as more people wear the glasses, since digital rights experts have accused Meta of failing to consider civil rights or privacy ramifications when designing new features. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2026