aftermath
nounHow many syllables in aftermath?
There are 3 syllables in the word aftermath.How to pronounce aftermath:
Definition of aftermath:
- aftermath (noun):
- a second-growth crop
- effects or results of an event considered collectively
- the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual.
Synonyms for aftermath:
aftereffect
backwash
child
comeupance
comeuppance
conclusion
consequence
corollary
deserts
development
effect
fate
final result
fruit
implication
issue
matter of course
outcome
outgrowth
payoff
precipitate
product
result
resultant
reward
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Antonyms for aftermath:
antecedent
anticlimax
beginning
causality
causation
cause
commencement
determinant
disadvantage
excuse
exterior
exteriority
factor
foundation
handicap
hindrance
ingrowth
initiation
introduction
loss
occasion
opening
origin
original
outside
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- platitude
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Syllable Fun Fact
Words like 'Wednesday' and 'February' often have their middle syllables reduced or dropped in casual speech, showing syllable elision.
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