Synonyms of corollary

corollary

noun

ˈkȯr-ə-ˌler-ē 

1

as in result

a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause

one corollary of the rise of television was a massive makeover of radio's programming

Synonyms & Similar Words

• result
• outcome
• resultant
• consequence
• product
• upshot
• effect
• aftermath
• implication
• matter of course
• sequel
• development
• precipitate
• sequence
• outgrowth
• issue
• fruit
• conclusion
• backwash
• child
• fate
• aftereffect
• ramification
• repercussion
• denouement
• echo
• by-product
• fallout
• side effect
• offshoot
• aftershock
• afterclap
• afterglow
• blowback
• spin-off
• ripple

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reason
• cause
• factor
• basis
• consideration
• occasion
• antecedent
• base
• causation
• ground
• determinant
• foundation
• source
• incentive
• mother
• stimulus
• origin
• inspiration
• spring
• root
• impetus
• groundwork
• instigation

2

as in accompaniment

something that is found along with something else

increased taxes—or expanding deficits—are the inevitable corollary to any new government spending program

Synonyms & Similar Words

• accompaniment
• consequence
• concomitant
• incident
• attendant
• companion
• complement
• adjunct
• appendage
• obbligato
• accessory
• counterpart
• supplement
• follow-up
• fellow
• trimmings
• mate
• fixings

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of corollary

Princeton University professor Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor offered another corollary to the reparations debate, arguing in her book From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation that reparations cannot be reduced to mere policy prescriptions. — Literary Hub, 27 July 2026

For national tournaments, the corollary is how poorer countries always have to match up against richer ones for regional face-offs and qualifiers that culminate in the quadrennial dream that is the World Cup. — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026

Because passing risk to students is easy The corollary of the college-for-all ethos is the save-for-college culture – best demonstrated by the 529 plan-industrial complex – because college has always been costly. — Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

The corollary is that paintings that don’t seem to have been purchased by the couple must be empty and flat, without the vein of spirituality that would bring them to life. — Clare Bucknell, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026

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