AFTERMATH Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

aftermath

noun

ˈaf-tər-ˌmath

Definition of aftermath

as in outcome

a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause the surgery was successful, but she now had to deal with its aftermath: a huge bill

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Recent Examples of aftermath The film’s coda surveys the aftermath ever so briefly, even though the immediate consequences of this experiment feel substantial enough to power another feature. — Marshall Shaffer, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2026 In the immediate aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, many studios either shuffled their product directly to streaming or waited a mere 17 days for their films to become available to buy or rent at home. — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026 In the aftermath of the crash, Casas’ family is grieving, according to a GoFundMe page established to help cover unexpected expenses. — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026 Debating birthright citizenship The Fourteenth Amendment was ratified in 1868 in the aftermath of the Civil War. — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for aftermath

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Noun

Channel 4 insiders are certainly not unhappy with the outcome.

— Jake Kanter, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2026
Such an outcome would amount to a transformation in the transatlantic alliance.

— JENNIFER KAVANAGH, Foreign Affairs, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of outcome

Noun

Ilie and Ghodla modeled the environment in which the resultant black hole seeds would exist and merge, calculating merger rates and the influence on the gravitational wave background.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 21 Aug. 2026
No other spacecraft has ever descended into the moon’s shadowy south polar craters, although NASA did crash a rocket into one in 2009 and watched a resultant plume of water vapor burst out.

— Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of resultant

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My instinct was to try to answer it with rigorous, careful science — and, of course, report from the ground, learning from the people who were living through the consequences.

— Brittney Melton, NPR, 31 Aug. 2026
There are also unfounded theories about its consequences, which Doricko has spent time on social media trying to debunk.

— Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026

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