100 Best Synonyms for “Consequences”

100 Best Synonyms for

No. Item Definition
1. advantages Favorable results or benefits.
2. adverse effects Harmful or unwanted results.
3. aftereffects Effects felt after something ends.
4. aftermath The situation following an event.
5. aftershocks Later shocks or effects.
6. backlash Strong negative reaction afterward.
7. benefits Good results or advantages.
8. blowback Unintended negative reaction.
9. boomerang effect Result opposite to the intention.
10. bottom line Main final result.
11. burden Difficult result to bear.
12. by-product Secondary result of a process.
13. casualties People or things harmed or lost.
14. chain reaction Series of linked effects.
15. comeuppance Deserved punishment or fate.
16. complications Additional problems that develop.
17. conclusion Final outcome or ending.
18. consummation Final completion or result.
19. costs Losses or sacrifices resulting.
20. culmination Final result after development.
21. damage Harm caused by something.
22. denouement Final outcome of events.
23. development Event arising from a situation.
24. difficulties Problems following an action.
25. discipline Punishment for breaking rules.
26. dividends Benefits gained from an action.
27. domino effect One result causing another.
28. downstream effects Later effects in a sequence.
29. echoes Lingering effects or reminders.
30. effect chain Series of connected effects.
31. effects Results produced by an action.
32. end result The final outcome.
33. endgame Final stage or outcome.
34. eventuality Possible result or future event.
35. fallout Negative effects after an event.
36. fate Final outcome or destiny.
37. final effect Ultimate result.
38. follow-on Something following as a result.
39. forfeit Penalty involving loss.
40. forfeiture Loss imposed as a penalty.
41. fortune Outcome decided by chance.
42. fruits Results of work or actions.
43. gains Positive results or increases.
44. hangover Unpleasant aftereffect.
45. hardship Serious difficulty resulting.
46. harm Injury, damage, or loss.
47. ill effects Harmful results.
48. impact Strong effect or influence.
49. implications Likely meanings or future effects.
50. issue Result that proceeds from something.
51. judgment Official decision and outcome.
52. knock-on effects Indirect effects caused later.
53. lasting effects Effects that continue for time.
54. legacy What remains after something ends.
55. long-term effects Results appearing after much time.
56. losses Things lost as a result.
57. lot One’s resulting fate.
58. mess Bad resulting situation.
59. negative effects Bad results.
60. net effect Overall result after all factors.
61. offshoot Secondary result or development.
62. outcomes Final results of events or actions.
63. outgrowth Natural result of something.
64. payback Return, reward, or revenge.
65. payoff Final reward or result.
66. penalties Punishments for wrongdoing.
67. positive effects Good results.
68. price What must be suffered or paid.
69. problems Difficulties that result.
70. product Something produced by a cause.
71. punishments Penalties imposed for an offense.
72. ramifications Complex effects spreading from something.
73. reaction Response caused by something.
74. recoil Reaction against an action.
75. repercussions Indirect, often unwanted effects.
76. residue Something remaining after an event.
77. results Outcomes that follow from something.
78. returns Gains received from effort.
79. rewards Benefits received for actions.
80. ripple effects Spreading indirect effects.
81. sanctions Penalties imposed for disobedience.
82. sentence Legal punishment imposed.
83. sequel Something that follows as a result.
84. sequelae Conditions following an illness or event.
85. short-term effects Results appearing soon afterward.
86. side effects Secondary, often unwanted effects.
87. spin-off Secondary result or product.
88. stigma Mark of disgrace afterward.
89. toll Harmful cost or burden.
90. trouble Problems resulting from something.
91. turnout The way something ends.
92. ultimate results Final results of an action.
93. undesired effects Results that people do not want.
94. unexpected effects Results that come as a surprise.
95. unforeseen effects Results that were not predicted.
96. unintended effects Results that were not planned.
97. untoward effects Harmful or unfavorable results.
98. unwanted effects Results that are not desired.
99. upshot The final result.
100. yield What something produces.