Synonyms of repercussion

repercussion

noun

ˌrē-pər-ˈkə-shən 

as in effect

the power to bring about a result on another

your decision not to go to college will have repercussions you'll feel for years to come

Synonyms & Similar Words

• effect
• influence
• impact
• consequence
• sway
• importance
• prestige
• mark
• significance
• domination
• weight
• mastery
• pull
• authority
• clout
• command
• dominion
• sovereignty
• supremacy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• weakness
• impotence
• helplessness
• powerlessness
• impotency

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of repercussion

If the 25-year war on terror really is over, its repercussions are not. — Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026

There isn’t much kept in the locker room in today’s WNBA, or any sports league, and leagues are coping with the repercussions of those public discussions. — Doug Feinberg, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026

The very public display of exploding rockets from SpaceX over the last several years has raised more than a few eyebrows of people wondering about the repercussions of where that potential aerospace carnage might come crashing down. — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 14 Aug. 2026

Meanwhile, hundreds of student and faculty who participated in pro-Palestinian protests had already been slapped with legal and academic repercussions amid a crackdown on the movement. — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 13 Aug. 2026