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Aftermath
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Simple meaning
What does Aftermath mean?
Aftermath means what happens after an event.
Dictionary definition
The results or effects that happen after an important or difficult event.
Example sentences
Aftermath in a sentence
easy
In the aftermath of the storm, branches covered the yard.
medium
The town cleaned up in the aftermath of the flood.
hard
The story focused on the aftermath of the team's difficult loss.
Synonyms
Words like Aftermath
resultUse for what happens because of something else.
consequenceUse for an effect that follows an action or event.
Antonyms
Opposite words
causeUse for what makes something happen.
beginningUse for the start instead of what follows.
Word family
Aftermath word family
Base word
aftermath
noun
aftermaths
More than one set of results after events.
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Practice 1
What does aftermath mean?
Aftermath means the effects or results that happen after an important or difficult event.
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