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Another word for consequence

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Noun

  1. Something brought about by a cause

      1. The central idea or point; gist.
      2. The conclusion; result; outcome
      1. Something that follows, esp. as a result; consequence
      2. A result; a consequence.
      1. The following of one thing after another in chronological, causal, or logical order; succession or continuity
      2. A series of related shots that constitute a complete unit of action in a movie.
      3. A resulting event; consequence; sequel
      1. Plural form of sequela
      2. A literary work, film, etc. complete in itself but continuing a story begun in an earlier work, film, etc.
      3. A result or consequence:
      1. (Physics) A force, velocity, etc. with an effect equal to that of two or more such forces, etc. acting together
      2. (Mathematics) A single vector that is the equivalent of a set of vectors.
      3. Something that results; result
      1. The number, quantity, etc. obtained by mathematical calculation; answer to a problem
      2. The consequence or consequences desired
      3. Something that follows naturally from a particular action, operation, or course; a consequence or outcome.
      1. A development or consequence growing out of and sometimes complicating a problem, plan, or statement:
      2. A derived effect, consequence, or result
      3. The result of ramifying
      1. A solid material precipitated from a solution.
      2. A product resulting from a process, event, or course of action.
      1. An end result; a consequence.
      2. The way something turns out; result; consequence
      1. A culminating point leading to a decision:
      2. A final result or conclusion, as a solution to a problem.
      3. A result; consequence; upshot
      1. The act or process of gathering a crop.
      2. A season's yield of grain, fruit, etc. when gathered in or ready to be gathered in; crop
      3. The result or consequence of an action:
      1. An edible, usually sweet and fleshy form of such a structure.
      2. The result, product, or consequence of any action
      3. Result; outcome:
      1. (Sports) A contest in a sports competition, such as a meet:
      2. (Physics) A phenomenon or occurrence located at a single point in space-time, regarded as the fundamental observational entity in relativity theory.
      3. (Archaic) A result; outcome
      1. A final product, especially one resulting from a series of stages or processes.
      2. The final result of any series of changes, processes, or chemical reactions
      1. Something that produces a specific impression or supports a general design or intention:
      2. Anything brought about by a cause or agent; result
      3. The power to produce an outcome or achieve a result:
      1. Anything that follows as a normal result
      2. A proposition that follows with little or no proof required from one already proven.
      3. A natural consequence or effect; a result.
      1. A second growth or crop in the same season, as of grass after mowing.
      2. A period of time following a disastrous event:
      3. A consequence, especially of a disaster or misfortune:
    See also:

    cause

  2. The quality or state of being important

    See also:

    important

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Another word for consequence

Noun

  1. Effect

      1. The way something turns out; result; consequence
      2. An end result; a consequence.
      1. The point in time when an action, event, or phenomenon ceases or is completed; the conclusion:
      2. The outside or extreme edge or physical limit; a boundary:
      3. A share of a responsibility or obligation:
      1. The act or process of growing out.
      2. A byproduct or consequence of an action or event.
      3. A result; consequence; development
      1. The number, quantity, etc. obtained by mathematical calculation; answer to a problem
      2. The consequence or consequences desired
      3. Something that follows naturally from a particular action, operation, or course; a consequence or outcome.
    See also:

    result

  2. Importance

      1. The number of pounds a horse is required to carry for a particular race, including the weight of the jockey, the saddle, and, often, added lead weights
      2. The greater part; preponderance:
      3. A measure of the heaviness of an object:
      1. The worth of a thing in money or goods at a certain time; market price
      2. An amount, as of goods, services, or money, considered to be a fair and suitable equivalent for something else; a fair price or return.
      3. Worth in usefulness or importance to the possessor; utility or merit:
      1. An occasion affording an opportunity:
      2. (Statistics) The expected value of a positive integer power of a random variable. The first moment of a random variable is the mean of its probability distribution.
      3. A point in time that is gratifying or noteworthy:
    See also:

    result

    importance

    importance

Idioms:

    in consequence of

    2. take the consequences

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Sentence Examples

  • It was a consequence of her sin.

  • In consequence her mind is not only vigorous, but it is pure.

  • In consequence of this discovery his whole manner of life, all his relations with old friends, all his plans for his future, were completely altered.

  • The leg wound from Shipton's flailing ice ax had been an eight-stitcher of no permanent consequence.

  • The only river of any consequence in the north-western division flows for 200m.

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