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

Elsewhere in the interview, Cole reflected on his mindset during his consequential battle with Kendrick Lamar in 2024. — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 28 Oct. 2026

The most consequential change in artificial intelligence is the steady collapse of the distance between an idea and the traditional resources required to execute it. — Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 28 Oct. 2026

With a consequential election in Israel Tuesday, tens of thousands of Israelis living abroad have flown in just to cast their ballots. — Matt Gutman, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026

In Iran, the largest newspapers avoided mentioning the elections on their front pages this morning — a deliberate move to signal disinterest in the consequential vote. — Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2026

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