ramification vs complication

ramification and complication both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ramification	Yes	No	No	No
complication	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, ramification and complication are synonyms defined as:

ramification and complication: a development that complicates a situation

ramification (noun)	complication (noun)
the act of branching out or dividing into branches	the act or process of complicating
an arrangement of branching parts	puzzling complexity
a development that complicates a situation	a development that complicates a situation
a part of a forked or branching shape	a situation or condition that is complex or confused
	any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of (or because of) another disease