Synonyms for ramification

noun

1. The process of branching

   forking, divarication, bifurcation, radiation, breaking, branching, dividing, subdividing, shooting off, partition; see also division 1.

   Antonyms concentration*, centralization, uniting.

2. A result of ramification, sense 1

   offshoot, bough, river; see branch 2, division 2.

3. A derived effect

   consequence, repercussion, outgrowth, implication; see result.