consequences

noun

plural of consequence
1
as in outcomes
a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause the flood was an inevitable consequence of the prolonged, heavy rains

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2
as in inferences
an opinion arrived at through a process of reasoning I am able to deduce several consequences from those premises

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Recent Examples of consequences Chanana said any breakdown in the relationship could herald broader portfolio consequences. — Hugh Leask, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026 For Abrams, a free agent after the 2028 season, the position change comes with financial consequences. — Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026 Kyiv officials aim to make the Russian public feel the war’s consequences and pressure Russian President Vladimir Putin into negotiating a peace settlement. — ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026 Each option comes with eligibility requirements, costs and potential credit consequences, and settlement can also have tax implications. — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026 Investing in physical experiences may look like a channel decision, but its consequences are strategic. — Ayşe Çetinel, Harvard Business Review, 18 Aug. 2026 The decisions that shape organizations still depend on context, experience, ethics, emotional intelligence and an understanding of consequences that extend beyond the data itself. — Claire Bahn, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 Leontes, the king of Sicilia, has baselessly accused his wife, Hermione, of adultery, and the consequences have been dire. — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2026 Remittances, for example, played a major role in buffering poor countries from the dire economic consequences of the COVID pandemic. — Eghosa E. Osaghae, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for consequences
  1. outcomes
  2. inferences
  3. results
  4. deductions
  5. effects
  6. conclusions
  7. determinations
  8. decisions
Noun
  • Argus also provides automated assessments intended to measure mission outcomes and includes Argus Chat, which allows analysts to query data using natural language.
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 23 Aug. 2026
  • These existing programs can be integrated into NYCG, improving food access and health outcomes.
    — Marian Flaxman, New York Daily News, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of outcomes
Noun
  • By holding an entire operational system in view in real time, an AI model can make inferences that human operators could easily miss.
    — William Bain, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • However, rocket watchers have made a few inferences from the limited available information.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of inferences
Noun
  • Panettiere’s official cause and manner of death have not been determined, as additional testing results are pending.
    — Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Preliminary autopsy results found no signs of trauma that contributed to her death, Fox News Digital confirmed.
    — Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of results
Noun
  • Citing its investigation, the watchdog said 48 percent of the promotions were actually price increases, 40 percent were not real price deductions, and seven percent had a lower discount than advertised.
    — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • On the flip side, doing the wrong thing meant point deductions.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of deductions
Noun
  • Social media put the storm’s effects on display, with videos of floodwaters leaving cars stranded on highways, stormwater runoff erupting onto city streets and waterfalls cascading onto the subway tracks at Penn Station.
    — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Some shipping companies are already feeling the trickle-down effects.
    — Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of effects
Noun
  • The Arctic is also a world in flux, and van den Bemd is careful not to present personal observations as scientific conclusions.
    — Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
  • With the college football regular season rapidly approaching, many position battles are starting to reach their logical conclusions.
    — Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of conclusions
Noun
  • The official causes of death remain pending determinations by the medical examiner.
    — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • However, that may change as governors’ teams shift from collecting information to making final determinations.
    — Marie Sapirie, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of determinations
Noun
  • Two Jets front-office sources, on condition of anonymity because they’re not authorized to speak publicly, deny that, and Glenn has owned the decisions publicly.
    — Jonathan Jones, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The working-out of that vision, by way of experience that arises from her sudden change of circumstances, is the movie’s emotional and intellectual heart, its main line, abstract in form but altogether concrete in the decisions that result.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of decisions

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