Synonyms of aftereffect

aftereffect

noun

ˈaf-tər-ə-ˌfekt 

as in outcome

a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause

in the U.S. slavery was abolished in 1865, but its aftereffects remained keenly felt long afterwards

Synonyms & Similar Words

• outcome
• result
• resultant
• consequence
• aftermath
• effect
• product
• upshot
• matter of course
• fruit
• outgrowth
• implication
• issue
• sequel
• development
• fate
• corollary
• precipitate
• backwash
• sequence
• conclusion
• ramification
• child
• repercussion
• denouement
• dénouement
• side effect
• fallout
• aftershock
• echo
• afterglow
• side reaction
• by-product
• ripple
• blowback
• afterclap
• offshoot
• spin-off

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cause
• reason
• occasion
• factor
• consideration
• basis
• antecedent
• base
• causation
• ground
• foundation
• determinant
• stimulus
• incentive
• source
• mother
• spring
• origin
• inspiration
• groundwork
• root
• impetus
• instigation

Examples of aftereffect in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Over the past few years, a toxic combination of political instability, criminal violence, and the punishing economic aftereffects of the COVID-19 pandemic has unleashed the highest levels of migration in the Western Hemisphere since World War II. —Julia Preston, Foreign Affairs, 20 June 2023

Chief among its aftereffects is a boost to Trump’s victimhood persona. —Ruth Ben-Ghiat, The Conversation, 25 July 2024

Zorn said last summer that the grocery store had been feeling the aftereffects of the coronavirus pandemic, as well as the pressures of rising food costs, staffing and theft. —Amanda Yeager, Baltimore Sun, 27 Feb. 2024

The book is, in part, a strict recreation of both her sister Liliana and the aftereffects of Liliana's murder in 1990. —Scott Hocker, theweek, 22 May 2024