Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 44 ripple effect 44 devastate 43 repercussions 43 backfire 42 cripple 41 ensue 39 ripple 39 possibly 39 threaten 38 ramifications 38 potentially 37 prompt 37 derail 37 ripples 37 specter 37 exacerbate 37 wreak havoc 36 brink 36 catastrophic 36 conceivably 36 destabilizing 36 dire consequences 36 complicate 35 inevitable 35 unintended consequences 35 ruin 35 endanger 35 detrimental 35 hinder 35 trigger 35 jeopardize 35 hasten 35 happen 35 damaging 34 triggering 34 affect 34 consequences 34 depress 34 crippling 34 inevitably 34 aggravate 34 weaken 34 entail 34 precedent 33 imminent 33 foreseen 33 tidal wave 33 negatively impact 33 adversely affect 33 scuttle 33 offing 33 provoke 33 destabilize 33 crimp 33 verge 33 hamper 32 contagion 32 costly 32 devastating 32 possibility 32 averted 32 feared 32 threatens 32 consequence 32 unthinkable 32 mean 32 triggered 31 cascade 31 disastrous 31 spiral 31 cause 31 instability 31 floodgates 31 crippled 31 stifle 31 doom 30 prelude 30 likelihood 30 havoc 30 jeopardized 30 undermine 30 result 30 alienate 30 collapse 30 avert 30 hurt 30 perhaps 30 causing 30 backlash 30 spur 30 scenario 29 fallout 29 Barring 29 consequent 29 irreversible 29 implications 29 risked 29 detriment 29 fear 29 prospect 29 succumb