backwash [noun]

Definition of backwash:

the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)

Synonyms of backwash:

● Aftermath

● Wake

● Wash

● Result

● Counterflow

● Airstream

● Repercussion

● Countercurrent

● Slipstream


Opposite/Antonyms of backwash:

● Source

● Progress

● Advancement

● March

● Rough draft

● Experimental work

● Case

● Basis


Sentence/Example of backwash:

The air filled with raw power, the backwash sending me skidding back along the corridor.