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Type Words
Synonyms effect, event, issue, outcome, result, upshot
Type of phenomenon
Has types aftermath, backwash, bandwagon effect, branch, brisance, butterfly effect, by-product, byproduct, change, coattails effect, aftereffect, impact, influence, knock-on effect, materialisation, materialization, offset, offshoot, offspring, outgrowth, placebo effect, position effect, product, repercussion, response, reverberation, side effect, spillover, wake, wallop, coriolis effect, dent, domino effect, fallout, harvest
Derivation consequent


his decision had depressing consequences for business.
Type Words
Synonyms import, moment
Type of significance
Has types matter, hell to pay
Derivation consequential


decisions of great consequence are made by the president himself.
that result is of no consequence.
Type Words
Synonyms aftermath
Type of termination, final result, result, resultant, outcome
Has types comeupance, fruit, reward, poetic jstice, just deserts, sequella, train, payoff, corollary, wages, comeuppance

Examples of consequence

consequence
A featherweight film of no great consequence, except to kids about Ramona's age.
From the suntimes.com
One consequence of Einstein's theory was recognized soon after it was published.
From the dispatch.com
This work isn't entirely full of hope, but it is full of reason and consequence.
From the guardian.co.uk
This is a logical consequence, and overstating of reserve assets can be avoided.
From the infowars.com
These differences in brain activity are not a consequence of someone's drinking.
From the chron.com
As a consequence, more and more data are being incorporated into climate models.
From the sciencedaily.com
Just a guess here, he will have to hit a punt of big consequence tomorrow night.
From the post-gazette.com
The biggest consequence has to do with the way we think of ourselves and others.
From the theatlantic.com
At $90 a pop after added assessments, perhaps that was the intended consequence.
From the ocregister.com
More examples
  • 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"
  • The outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual
  • Having important effects or influence; "decisions of great consequence are made by the president himself"; "virtue is of more moment than security"; "that result is of no consequence"
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