Aftermath and Base

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Aftermath noun - A condition or occurrence traceable to a cause.

Usage example: the surgery was successful, but she now had to deal with its aftermath: a huge bill

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Base is an antonym for aftermath.

Base noun - An immaterial thing upon which something else rests.

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Aftermath is an antonym for base.

Nearby Words: basic, basal, based, baseline, baseball

old	old aftermath	old base
high	high aftermath	high base
complete	complete aftermath	complete base
entire	entire aftermath	entire base
Other adjectives: final, nuclear.

Muv-Luv: While Marimo is comforting Takeru in the aftermath of the first attack on Yokohama base her head is suddenly crushed by a stray BETA, horrifying Takeru and the reader.

Source: Mood Whiplash / Video Games
One recurring image◊ often shown in safety briefs depicts the aftermath of a gas storage cylinder that blew out its base—namely, a neat hole punched in the ceiling, straight through a subsequent concrete floor, and into the room above it.

Source: Gas Cylinder Rocket

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Base and Aftermath. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/aftermath/base

Aftermath & Base. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/aftermath/base>.

Base or Aftermath. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/aftermath/base.

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