- aftermath, wake, backwash - the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event); "the aftermath of war"; "in the wake of the accident no one knew how many had been injured"
--1 is a kind of consequence, effect, outcome, result, event, issue, upshot
- consequence, aftermath - the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual; "that result is of no consequence"
--2 is a kind of result, resultant, final result, outcome, termination
--2 has particulars:corollary; deserts, comeuppance, comeupance; fruit; sequella; train; wages, reward, payoff