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consequence
noun
1 consequence
A phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon:
— His decision had depressing consequences for business.
synonyms: effect, event, issue, outcome, result, upshot.
Roget 151:
eventuality,
event,
occurrence,
incident,
affair,
matter,
thing,
episode,
happening,
proceeding,
contingency,
juncture,
experience,
fact;
matter of fact;
naked fact,
bare facts,
just the facts;
phenomenon;
advent.
business,
concern,
transaction,
dealing,
proceeding;
circumstance,
particular,
casualty,
accident,
adventure,
passage,
crisis,
pass,
emergency,
contingency,
consequence;
opportunity
(occasion)
143.
the world,
life,
things,
doings,
affairs in general;
things in general,
affairs in general;
the times,
state of affairs,
order of the day;
course of things,
tide of things,
stream of things,
current of things,
run of things,
march of things,
course of events;
ups and downs of life,
vicissitudes of life;
chapter of accidents
etc.
(chance)
156;
situation
etc.
(circumstances)
8.
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Roget 154:
effect,
consequence;
aftergrowth†,
aftercome†;
derivative,
derivation;
result;
resultant,
resultance†;
upshot,
issue,
denouement;
end
etc.
67;
development,
outgrowth,
fruit,
crop,
harvest,
product,
bud.
production,
produce,
work,
handiwork,
fabric,
performance;
creature,
creation;
offspring,
offshoot;
firstfruits†,
firstlings;
heredity,
telegony†;
premices premises†.
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Dutch: uitkomst, consequentie, uitwerking, effect, gevolg, uitvloeisel, voortvloeisel
Polish: pokłosie, implikacja, konsekwencja, następstwo
2 consequence
The outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual.
synonym: aftermath.
3 consequence
Having important effects or influence:
— Decisions of great consequence are made by the president himself.
— That result is of no consequence.
synonyms: import, moment.
Roget 642:
importance,
consequence,
moment,
prominence,
consideration,
mark,
materialness.
import,
significance,
concern;
emphasis,
interest.
greatness
etc.
31;
superiority
etc.
33;
notability
etc.
(repute)
873;
weight
etc.
(influence)
175;
value
etc.
(goodness)
648;
usefulness
etc.
644.
gravity,
seriousness,
solemnity;
no joke,
no laughing matter;
pressure,
urgency,
stress;
matter of life and death.
memorabilia,
notabilia†,
great doings;
red-letter day.
great thing,
great point;
main chance,
the be all and the end all"
[Macbeth];
cardinal point;
substance,
gist
etc.
(essence)
5;
sum and substance,
gravamen,
head and front;
important part,
principal part,
prominent part,
essential part;
half the battle;
sine qua non;
breath of one's nostrils
etc.
(life)
359;
cream,
salt,
core,
kernel,
heart,
nucleus;
keynote,
keystone;
corner stone;
trump card
etc.
(device)
626;
salient points.
top sawyer,
first fiddle,
prima donna [Sp.],
chief;
triton among the minnows;
'it' [U.S.]. "
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