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 proud

having too high an opinion of oneself

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

And the reduced flow of goods through one of the world’s most consequential shipping lanes could create a ripple effect that shakes the world’s economy. — Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 26 Aug. 2026

Julie Huntsinger has spent two decades as the guardian of the Telluride Film Festival — a jewel box of off-duty movie stars and power players relaxing in the mountains and a consequential launchpad for the fall awards season. — Clayton Davis, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026

But as the team recently spotted troubling signs during yet another training run of an unreleased model—one expected to deliver the biggest leap yet—a more consequential decision was made to pause it until new security measures were put in place. — Alex Heath, Time, 26 Aug. 2026

But few are as stark, or potentially as consequential, as their stances on the war against Iran. — Adam Beam, AJC.com, 25 Aug. 2026

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