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consequence

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Synonyms and Antonyms of consequence

1 a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause

the flood was an inevitable consequence of the prolonged, heavy rains

Synonyms of consequence

aftereffect, aftermath, backwash, child, conclusion, corollary, development, effect, fate, fruit, issue, outcome, outgrowth, precipitate, product, result, resultant, sequel, sequence, upshot

Words Related to consequence

denouement (also dénouement), echo, implication, repercussion

afterclap, afterglow, aftershock

blowback, by-product, fallout, offshoot, ripple, side effect (also side reaction), spin-off

Phrases Synonymous with consequence

matter of course

Near Antonyms of consequence

consideration, determinant, factor

base, basis, foundation, ground, groundwork

impetus, incentive, inspiration, instigation, stimulus

mother, origin, root, source, spring

Antonyms of consequence

antecedent, causation, cause, occasion, reason

2 the quality or state of being important

a mistake that was of no great consequence

Synonyms of consequence

account, import, importance, magnitude, moment, momentousness, significance, weight, weightiness

Words Related to consequence

celebrity, distinction, eminence, fame, note, noteworthiness, notoriety, preeminence, prominence, renown

store, substance, substantiveness, value, worth, worthiness

gravity, seriousness

authority, control, dominion, mastery, potency, power, sway

mark, name, report, reputation, repute

centrality, essentiality, essentialness

cachet, position, prestige, rank, standing, stature, status

glory, greatness, honor, illustriousness

Near Antonyms of consequence

paltriness, pettiness, valuelessness, worthlessness

discredit, disgrace, dishonor, disrepute, ignominy, infamy, odium, opprobrium, shame

Antonyms of consequence

insignificance, littleness, puniness, slightness, smallness, triviality

3 an exaggerated sense of one's importance that shows itself in the making of excessive or unjustified claims

a junior executive who strutted around the office with all of the consequence of a peacock in pinstripes

Synonyms of consequence

arrogance, assumption, bumptiousness, haughtiness, hauteur, high horse, huffiness, imperiousness, loftiness, lordliness, masterfulness, peremptoriness, pomposity, pompousness, presumptuousness, pretense (or pretence), pretension, pretentiousness, self-consequence, self-importance, superciliousness, superiority, toploftiness

Words Related to consequence

authoritativeness, bossiness, bowwow, brag, dominance, high-handedness

condescension, disdain, scorn

chest-thumping, inflation, self-assertion, side [chiefly British], snobbery, snobbishness, snobbism, snootiness

attitude, cheek, cheekiness, impertinence, impudence, sauciness

boastfulness, bombast, braggadocio, bravado, strut, swagger, triumphalism, vaingloriousness, vainglory

cockiness, complacence, conceit, egoism, egotism, pride, pridefulness, self-assumption, self-centeredness, self-complacency, self-conceit, self-content, self-contentment, self-opinion, self-partiality, self-satisfaction, smugness, swelled head, vanity

superiority complex

Near Antonyms of consequence

bashfulness, demureness, retiringness, shyness

diffidence, self-distrust, self-doubt, timidity, timidness

lowliness, meekness, mousiness, passiveness, passivity, submissiveness

quietness, reserve, reservedness

Antonyms of consequence

humility, modesty, unassumingness, unpretentiousness

4 an opinion arrived at through a process of reasoning

I am able to deduce several consequences from those premises

Synonyms of consequence

conclusion, deduction, determination, eduction, induction, inference, sequitur

Words Related to consequence

decision, deliverance, diagnosis, judgment (or judgement), resolution, ruling, verdict

conjecture, guess, surmise

assumption, presumption, supposition

Synonym Discussion of consequence

importance, consequence, moment, weight, significance mean a quality or aspect having great worth or significance. importance implies a value judgment of the superior worth or influence of something or someone.

- a region with no cities of importance

consequence generally implies importance because of probable or possible effects.

- the style you choose is of little consequence

moment implies conspicuous or self-evident consequence.

- a decision of great moment

weight implies a judgment of the immediate relative importance of something.

- the argument carried no weight with the judge

significance implies a quality or character that should mark a thing as important but that is not self-evident and may or may not be recognized.

- the treaty's significance

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