Definition of resultant
: derived from or resulting from something else
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Examples of resultant in a Sentence
She deserves credit for the increase in sales and the resultant increase in profit.
frequent trips to the ice cream parlor and the resultant weight gain were starting to affect my tennis game
Recent Examples of resultant from the Web
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The objective is that the resultant development will make the parcel worth more, can therefore be taxed more, and will generate more revenue.
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The resultant aura of precariousness feels intensely and unmistakably contemporary.
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Those include growing public disaffection with incumbent politicians and the resultant rise of nationalistic populist parties who want a looser EU.
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The resultant debates were fierce: pic.twitter.com/g3YsCfXnZq — Yoni Appelbaum (@YAppelbaum) June 14, 2018 5.
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In March of 2011 Murakami’s world was literally rocked when an earthquake and resultant tsunami washed over Japan taking thousands of lives and leaving massive destruction.
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The violence of the resultant impact can be gauged by the by the condition of the remains recovered.
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The resultant poverty exacerbated hunger, and even helped create the rampant opioid crisis in Kensington, scholars say.
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Any resultant food price spikes would hurt the poorest the most, and that could drive a long-term need for food subsidies.
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First Known Use of resultant
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resultant Synonyms
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Examples of resultant in a Sentence
a person's decision to purchase a certain automobile is often the resultant of an array of factors, ranging from the actual performance of the vehicle to the buyer's self-image
First Known Use of resultant
1692
resultant Synonyms
Synonyms
aftereffect, aftermath, backwash, child, conclusion, consequence, corollary, development, effect, fate, fruit, issue, outcome, outgrowth, product, result, sequel, sequence, upshot;
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Near Antonyms
consideration, determinant, factor;
base, basis, foundation, ground, groundwork;
Related Words
denouement (also dénouement), echo, implication, repercussion;
afterclap, afterglow, aftershock;
by-product, fallout, offshoot, ripple, side effect (also side reaction), spin-off;
Phrases
matter of course;
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Definition of resultant for English Language Learners
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: coming from or caused by something else
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