Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun domino_effect

1 sense of domino effect

Sense 1
domino effect -- (the consequence of one event setting off a chain of similar events (like a falling domino causing a whole row of upended dominos to fall))
       => consequence, effect, outcome, result, event, issue, upshot -- (a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing consequences for business"; "he acted very wise after the event")