damage · ripple · cumulative · irreversible · delayed · prolonged · residual · lingering · scarring · toll · repercussions · legacy · trauma · persistent · enduring · fallout · side effects · years later
IDEA.org / Words / long term effects
Related — lasting (Continuing through time); consequences (Results of actions taken); aftermath (Results following an event); chronic · permanent · damage · ripple · cumulative · irreversible · delayed · prolonged · residual · lingering
temporal durationlong term effects ≠ instant results Outcomes delivered without delay
consequence vs. non-consequencelong term effects ≠ harmlessness Inability to cause damage; inconsequentiality
causal proximitylong term effects ≠ primary effects Direct outcomes of cause
Word data: Linguabase (CC0) · www.idea.org/words/long_term_effects