Synonyms of consequential

consequential

adjective

ˌkän(t)-sə-ˈkwen(t)-shəl 

1

as in resultant

coming as a result

his high-fat diet and the consequential weight gain

Synonyms & Similar Words

• resultant
• consequent
• due (to)
• attendant
• accompanying
• concomitant
• coincident

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• causal

2

as in important

having great meaning or lasting effect

the American Civil War is often regarded as the nation's most consequential event since its founding

Synonyms & Similar Words

• important
• significant
• major
• historic
• big
• meaningful
• substantial
• momentous
• tectonic
• monumental
• much
• exceptional
• eventful
• distinguished
• pivotal
• decisive
• earthshaking
• remarkable
• earth-shattering
• weighty
• noteworthy
• material
• serious
• notable
• strategic
• outstanding
• distinctive
• seminal
• prominent
• fatal
• worthy
• crucial
• valuable
• fateful
• great
• worthwhile
• impressive
• sincere
• earnest
• famous
• critical
• eminent
• grave
• key
• illustrious
• essential
• prestigious
• central
• all-important
• notorious
• heavy
• vital
• noble
• renowned
• preeminent

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• small
• trivial
• unimportant
• insignificant
• minor
• inconsequential
• little
• negligible
• slight
• trifling
• inconsiderable
• worthless
• petty
• paltry
• unknown
• obscure
• anonymous
• nameless
• uncelebrated

3

as in smug

having too high an opinion of oneself

for such a consequential businessman, he's head of a rather small company

Synonyms & Similar Words

• smug
• important
• proud
• arrogant
• vainglorious
• vain
• domineering
• self-important
• selfish
• egotistic
• complacent
• confident
• egoistic
• conceited
• prideful
• pompous
• biggety
• bigheaded
• assured
• overweening
• self-satisfied
• self-conceited
• bombastic
• bumptious
• stuck-up
• assumptive
• blusterous
• swellheaded
• cavalier
• masterful
• supercilious
• boastful
• uppity
• uppish
• pontifical
• snobbish
• blustery
• cocky
• swaggering
• superior
• high-and-mighty
• braggy
• disdainful
• self-opinionated
• fastuous
• pretentious
• bragging
• snobby
• high-handed
• snooty
• haughty
• overconfident
• peremptory
• braggart
• self-assertive
• huffy
• high-hat
• imperious
• toplofty
• chesty
• presumptuous
• self-assured
• holier-than-thou
• self-confident
• presuming
• lofty
• patronizing
• condescending
• self-centered
• highfalutin
• self-asserting
• self-contented
• lordly
• self-dramatizing
• self-congratulatory
• self-adulatory
• self-affected
• self-glorifying
• self-gratulatory
• self-applauding
• self-promoting
• self-engrossed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• modest
• humble
• diffident
• timid
• egoless
• self-critical
• uncomplacent
• meek
• unassertive
• unassuming
• unpretentious
• down-to-earth
• self-reproachful
• self-doubting
• self-distrustful
• self-reproving
• shrinking
• sheepish
• introverted
• bashful
• shy
• mousy
• retiring
• unarrogant
• overmodest
• demure

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of consequential

His reward in life was vast influence over one of the most consequential presidencies in generations. — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 29 July 2026

The book identifies China-Russia military cooperation as the axis’s most consequential bilateral relationship. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026

Audi’s new indicator perk is definitely a less consequential secondary development, but still a neat one. — Adam Ismail, The Drive, 29 July 2026

The most meaningful and consequential moments of the 2026 MLS All-Star Game can’t be viewed by the public and won’t be captured by cameras. — Tom Bogert, New York Times, 28 July 2026

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