CONSEQUENT Synonyms: 77 Similar and Opposite Words

consequent

adjective

Definition of consequent

as in logical

according to the rules of logic the conclusion that you have reached is neither consequent nor plausible

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Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

as in resultant

coming as a result her new job and consequent relocation added to the stress

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causal

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Recent Examples of consequent The main hindrances then became the remoteness of the Moreton Bay district, the lack of understanding of the region in Sydney, and the consequent small number of settlers—no more than 2,000 in the mid-1840s. — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Mar. 2026 What about opioid manufacturers who might have managed distribution, and consequent legal liability, differently? — Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026 Reversing these toxic incentives would go a long way to reducing the overmedicalization and consequent overprescription with which MAHA is concerned. — Dr. James S. Gordon, Time, 18 Dec. 2025 Extravagance and the consequent money troubles force him to rent his estate to an admiral, which brings his family into the society of naval men—including Captain Wentworth, a suitor who Anne was persuaded by her relations to reject eight years ago. — Chris Cohen, Literary Hub, 11 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for consequent

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Adjective

And Marte has already experienced professional success in Japan, making a return to NPB a logical next step after his latest setback in North America.

— Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Taking the idea a step further, the authors took 940 problems from three math benchmark datasets and used an LLM to break down their logical structure into a set of premises and a final question.

— Edd Gent, IEEE Spectrum, 8 July 2026

Definition of logical

Adjective

This pace of growth means that every new generation of AI comes with an order-of-magnitude increase in energy, water demand and the resultant CO2 impact.

— Dianne Plummer, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
The resultant pollution from the Canadian blazes spread across Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio and even reached as far as Pennsylvania, Oklahoma and Mississippi, according to the report.

— Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 28 Aug. 2025

Definition of resultant

Adjective

Part of what’s at work is a reasonable desire to give a party with more than its share of grizzled congressional veterans a jolt of youthful energy.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
This week prosecutors need only demonstrate that there are reasonable grounds to believe Robinson killed Kirk.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 July 2026

Definition of reasonable

Adjective

While shocking, the Australian Space Agency said there’s a completely rational, albeit cosmic, explanation.

— Drew Pittock, USA Today, 8 July 2026
But for now, the decline of reading seems to be ushering in a less rational, analytical, and sophisticated mode of thinking.

— Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026

Definition of rational

Adjective

Broader standardization effort The publication is part of a longer-running AM CoE effort to build a coherent AM standards ecosystem for defense, working alongside MIL-SPEC updates and US Department of War`s AM roadmap activities.

— Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 7 July 2026
The result, says Noble, is a focused single driver monitor with a clean, coherent and emotionally direct sound.

— Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

Definition of coherent

Adjective

The next best thing to intravenous intervention when dehydrated is Liquid IV.

— Abbey Hudetz, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026
Our best guess is that there might be a little bit of recognition for the youngest generations, too, watching all those clips — as in, Holy cow, Austin Powers was real!

— Chris Willman, Variety, 7 July 2026

Definition of good

Adjective

That victory led, four years later, to the Coastal Act and creation of the Coastal Commission, whose job was to balance sensible development, habitat protection and conservation, and equitable public access.

— Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
Doctors need to know enough to have sensible, guiding conversations with their patients about dosage and consumption, among other things.

— Peter Grinspoon, STAT, 9 July 2026

Definition of sensible

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