ramification
Result of action
A ramification is a consequence or outgrowth, especially one that branches from an initial action or decision into unforeseen territory: The ramifications of the new policy are still unfolding.
The word often appears in plural, suggesting multiple interconnected effects: legal ramifications, political ramifications.
Like branches splitting from a trunk, ramifications tend to multiply and extend beyond what was originally anticipated.
Indirect result of action
- implicationIndirect suggestion or consequence
- outcomeFinal result of events
- effectResult of a cause
- falloutPost-blast atmospheric particles
corollary · aftermath · upshot · side effect · byproduct · knock-on effect · ripple effect · chain reaction
Division into two branches
- subdivisionPortion of something larger
- forkingDividing into branches
- divergenceSeparation from common origin
- offshootDerivative outgrowth
splitting · segmentation · tributary · dendrite · fractal · tree structure · network · spread
State of elaborate complexity
- entanglementState of being intertwined
- complicationFactor that adds difficulty
- webInterwoven filament structure
- tangleTwisted mass of strands
labyrinth · convolution · nuance · subtlety · layers · interconnection · far-reaching · multifaceted
repercussion
Indirect result of action
- implicationIndirect suggestion or consequence
- outcomeFinal result of events
- effectResult of a cause
fallout · corollary · aftermath · upshot · side effect · byproduct · knock-on effect · ripple effect · chain reaction · blowback
bifurcation
Division into two branches
- subdivisionPortion of something larger
- forkingDividing into branches
- divergenceSeparation from common origin
offshoot · splitting · segmentation · tributary · dendrite · fractal · tree structure · network · spread · extension
intricacy
State of elaborate complexity
- entanglementState of being intertwined
- complicationFactor that adds difficulty
- webInterwoven filament structure
tangle · labyrinth · convolution · nuance · subtlety · layers · interconnection · far-reaching · multifaceted · elaborate
- consequencesconsequence, consequences, result, results, effect
- bonsaibonsai pot, bonsai pots, wiring, pruning, repotting
- implicationsimplication, implied meaning, inference, connotation, innuendo
- offshootsoffshoot, outgrowth, spinoff, shoot, sprout
- complex analysiscomplex numbers, modulus, complex plane, analytic, singularity
- Riemann surfacesgenus, puncture, chart
ramificationcause
What produces an effect
source · origin · root · reason · root cause
ramificationcentralization
Unifying control in one place
convergence · unification · consolidation · concentration · unity
- legal ramificationsLawful outcomes of actions