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

NurPhoto via Getty Images This week, OpenAI disclosed what may prove to be one of the most consequential cybersecurity incidents in the short history of Artificial Intelligence. — Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

But why not use a more surgical approach, targeting consequential categories like steel and aluminum, as the administration did with the Section 232 duties? — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 22 July 2026

Now, a set of decisions that Nandy is due to make over the coming months could make her one of the most consequential Culture Secretaries in recent memory… in America that is. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 22 July 2026

The most consequential election in Arizona this year may not be for governor or Congress, but for a statewide office that rarely makes national headlines but helps decide who wins the races that do. — Josh Meyer, USA Today, 21 July 2026

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