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resultant

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of resultant

coming as a result

  • frequent trips to the ice cream parlor and the resultant weight gain were starting to affect my tennis game
Synonyms of resultant

attendant, consequent, consequential, due (to)
Words Related to resultant

accompanying, coincident, concomitant
Near Antonyms of resultant

causal

resultant

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of resultant

a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause

  • a personʼs decision to purchase a certain automobile is often the resultant of an array of factors, ranging from the actual performance of the vehicle to the buyerʼs self-image
Synonyms of resultant

aftereffect, aftermath, backwash, child, conclusion, consequence, corollary, development, effect, fate, fruit, issue, outcome, outgrowth, precipitate, product, result, sequel, sequence, upshot
Words Related to resultant

ramification

denouement (also dénouement), echo, implication, repercussion

afterclap, afterglow, aftershock

blowback, by-product, fallout, offshoot, ripple, side effect (also side reaction), spin-off
Phrases Synonymous with resultant

matter of course
Near Antonyms of resultant

consideration, determinant, factor

base, basis, foundation, ground, groundwork

impetus, incentive, inspiration, instigation, stimulus

mother, origin, root, source, spring
Antonyms of resultant

antecedent, causation, cause, occasion, reason

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