Synonyms of repercussions

repercussions

noun

plural of repercussion

as in effects

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

• effects
• impacts
• influences
• consequences
• sways
• marks
• weights
• authorities
• pulls
• significances
• dominions
• clouts
• importances
• prestiges
• dominations
• commands
• sovereignties
• supremacies
• masteries

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• weaknesses
• impotences
• impotencies

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of repercussions

But while Bessent’s threat could put China front and center, the repercussions could reach across the world – even for American consumers, who could find their own energy costs rising as a result. — Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026

As such, Hal and John push forward, not realizing the deadly repercussions that are awaiting them 10 years down the road. — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

There’s a lot of changes to Medicare and Medicaid, and those are going to have real repercussions on the emergency department and everyone who works there and uses it. — Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Aug. 2026

Kent said the war could have lasting political repercussions. — Zac Anderson, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026

These developments coincided with his growing voice in the locker room, where he was respected enough to yell, beat his chest and smack his helmet without repercussions. — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026

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