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Synonyms & Antonyms of ripple
(Entry 1 of 2)
to flow in a broken irregular stream
- water rippling gently over the tiers of the fountain
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ripple
nounSynonyms & Antonyms of ripple (Entry 2 of 2)
2
as in fallout, blowback
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for ripple
- blowback,
- by-product,
- fallout,
- offshoot,
- side effect
- (also side reaction),
- spin-off
- denouement
- (also dénouement),
- echo,
- implication,
- repercussion
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The first known use of ripple was circa 1671
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