AFTERMATH: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for AFTERMATH?

Need another word that means the same as “aftermath”? Find 8 synonyms and 30 related words for “aftermath” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Aftermath” are: backwash, wake, consequence, repercussions, by-product, fallout, trail, corollary

Aftermath as a Noun

Definitions of "Aftermath" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “aftermath” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• The consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event.
• The consequences or after-effects of a significant unpleasant event.
• New grass growing after mowing or harvest.
• The outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual.

Synonyms of "Aftermath" as a noun (8 Words)

backwash	The flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller. Can you please stop drinking straight from the milk carton I don t want your backwash.
by-product	A secondary and sometimes unexpected consequence.
consequence	A game in which a narrative is made up by the players in turn, each ignorant of what has already been contributed. That result is of no consequence.
corollary	A proposition that follows from (and is often appended to) one already proved. The huge increases in unemployment were the corollary of expenditure cuts.
fallout	Any adverse and unwanted secondary effect. Acid fallout from power stations.
repercussions	A movement back from an impact. His declaration had unforeseen repercussions.
trail	A trailer for a film or broadcast. Trails of ivy.
wake	(especially in Ireland) a party held after a funeral. The motorboat s wake capsized the canoe.

Usage Examples of "Aftermath" as a noun

• Food prices soared in the aftermath of the drought.
• The aftermath of war.

Associations of "Aftermath" (30 Words)

adversity	A difficult or unpleasant situation. Resilience in the face of adversity.
aftershock	A smaller earthquake following the main shock of a large earthquake.
aid	The activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose. An aid agency.
befall	Become of; happen to. He promised that no harm would befall her.
beset	Be covered or studded with. She was beset with self doubt.
betide	Happen to (someone. I waited with beating heart not knowing what would betide.
blow	Spout moist air from the blowhole. Blow on the soup to cool it down.
calamity	An event causing great and often sudden damage or distress; a disaster. The whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity.
cataclysm	A sudden violent change in the earth’s surface. The cataclysm of the First World War.
cataclysmic	Used to emphasize the extent of something bad or unwelcome. A cataclysmic earthquake.
catastrophe	An event causing great and usually sudden damage or suffering; a disaster. The tax would be a catastrophe for the industry.
consequence	A game in which a narrative is made up by the players in turn, each ignorant of what has already been contributed. Abrupt withdrawal of drug treatment can have serious consequences.
destruction	An event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something. The wanton destruction of human life.
devastation	The state of being decayed or destroyed. She spoke of her devastation at his death.
disaster	A state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune. 159 people died in the disaster.
disruption	An act of delaying or interrupting the continuity. He gave hints on what industry today he believes may be ripe for disruption.
dystopia	A work of fiction describing an imaginary place where life is extremely bad because of deprivation or oppression or terror.
earthquake	A sudden violent shaking of the ground, typically causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth’s crust or volcanic action. A political earthquake.
harry	Make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes. He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked.
holocaust	Destruction or slaughter on a mass scale, especially caused by fire or nuclear war. A nuclear holocaust.
impending	(of an event regarded as threatening or significant) about to happen; forthcoming. My impending departure.
mischance	An unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate. By pure mischance the secret was revealed.
misfortune	Bad luck. Never laugh at other people s misfortunes.
perturbation	A deviation of a system, moving object, or process from its regular or normal state or path, caused by an outside influence. She sensed her friend s perturbation.
seismic	Relating to earthquakes or other vibrations of the earth and its crust. There are seismic pressures threatening American society.
shock	Collect or gather into shocks. Her death gave us all a terrible shock.
survival	A natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment. He was fighting for his political survival.
tragedy	The dramatic genre represented by tragedies. His life had been plagued by tragedy.
tsunami	An arrival or occurrence of something in overwhelming quantities or amounts. The loss of human lives from this latest tsunami is staggering.
war	Engage in a war. I fought in two wars.