aftermath

Other forms of aftermath

plural

aftermaths·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about aftermath

What does aftermath mean?

aftermath means "the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in aftermath?

aftermath has 3 syllables: af-ter-math. The stress falls on "af". In IPA it is /ˈæftɚˌmæθ/.

What is another word for aftermath?

Close synonyms include wake, backwash, consequence. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is aftermath a common word?

aftermath is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with aftermath?

1 word rhymes with aftermath. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.