Synonyms for ramification
ˌræm ə fɪˈkeɪ ʃənram·i·fi·ca·tion

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:4.0 / 2 votes

1. ramification

   Synonyms:
   branching, branch, offshoot, division, divergence, subdivision

   Antonyms:
   line, trunk, stem, bole, course, thread, sequence, continuity, prosecution, rectilinearity, indivergence, indivision, non-ramification

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1. branching, ramification, fork, forkingnoun

   the act of branching out or dividing into branches

   Synonyms:
   branch, forking, furcation, fork, leg, crotch, complication, branching

2. branch, leg, ramificationnoun

   a part of a forked or branching shape

   "he broke off one of the branches"

   Synonyms:
   branching, stage, wooden leg, pegleg, peg, arm, offshoot, subdivision, forking, complication, leg, outgrowth, fork, limb, offset, branch

3. complication, ramificationnoun

   a development that complicates a situation

   "the court's decision had many unforeseen ramifications"

   Synonyms:
   branch, forking, fork, leg, complicatedness, complication, tortuousness, branching, knottiness

4. ramificationnoun

   an arrangement of branching parts

   Synonyms:
   leg, fork, forking, complication, branch, branching

Matched Categories

1. • Arrangement
   • Development

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. ramificationnoun

   Synonyms:
   branching, forking, divarication

2. ramificationnoun

   Synonyms:
   branch, division, subdivision

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1. List of paraphrases for "ramification":

   branching, offshoot, braiding

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How to use ramification in a sentence?

1. Senate President Bukola Saraki:

   The dwindling oil revenue has brought enormous shock to our economy and greatly limited the capacity of government at various levels to meet even basic commitments, our country has gone through periods of recession in the past. What we face today is however unprecedented in ramification and potential gravity.

2. Senate President Bukola Saraki:

   Our country has gone through periods of recession in the past. What we face today is however unprecedented in ramification and potential gravity.