Consequence - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary ...

A consequence is a "result" or "conclusion," and the Latin sequī, "to follow," is part of its history. Most actions and acts of nature have a consequence ... consequence Thingsinasequencecomeoneafteranother,asinanumbersequenceof1,2,3,4.Aconsequencecomesafter,orasaresultofsomethingyoudo,forexample,"Hewasgivenatrafficticketasaconsequenceofrunningtheredlight." Aconsequenceisa"result"or"conclusion,"andtheLatinsequī,"tofollow,"ispartofitshistory.Mostactionsandactsofnaturehaveaconsequencethatfollowsasaresult.Whenpeopledosomethingwrong,likerobabank,theconsequencewillprobablybeprisontime.Ifanorganizationworksforgoodandfindsacureforcancer,ontheotherhand,peoplewillgetbetterasaconsequence.Whensomethingoccursinnature,likeatornadotouchingdown,destructionmightbetheconsequence. Definitionsofconsequence noun aphenomenonthatfollowsandiscausedbysomepreviousphenomenon “hisdecisionhaddepressing consequencesforbusiness” synonyms: effect,event,issue,outcome,result,upshot seemoreseeless types: show30types... hide30types... materialisation,materialization,offspring somethingthatcomesintoexistenceasaresult aftereffect anyresultthatfollowsitscauseafteraninterval aftermath,backwash,wake theconsequencesofanevent(especiallyacatastrophicevent) bandwagoneffect thephenomenonofapopulartrendattractingevengreaterpopularity brisance theshatteringorcrushingeffectofasuddenreleaseofenergyasinanexplosion butterflyeffect thephenomenonwherebyasmallchangeatoneplaceinacomplexsystemcanhavelargeeffectselsewhere,e.g.,abutterflyflappingitswingsinRiodeJaneiromightchangetheweatherinChicago by-product,byproduct asecondaryandsometimesunexpectedconsequence change theresultofalterationormodification coattailseffect (politics)theconsequenceofonepopularcandidateinanelectiondrawingvotesforothermembersofthesamepoliticalparty Corioliseffect (physics)aneffectwherebyabodymovinginarotatingframeofreferenceexperiencestheCoriolisforceactingperpendiculartothedirectionofmotionandtotheaxisofrotation;onEarththeCorioliseffectdeflectsmovingbodiestotherightinthenorthernhemisphereandtotheleftinthesouthernhemisphere dent anappreciableconsequence(especiallyalessening) dominoeffect theconsequenceofoneeventsettingoffachainofsimilarevents(likeafallingdominocausingawholerowofupendeddominostofall) harvest theconsequenceofaneffortoractivity impact,wallop aforcefulconsequence;astrongeffect influence theeffectofonething(orperson)onanother knock-oneffect asecondaryorincidentaleffect branch,offset,offshoot,outgrowth anaturalconsequenceofdevelopment product aconsequenceofsomeone'seffortsorofaparticularsetofcircumstances placeboeffect anyeffectthatseemstobeaconsequenceofadministeringaplacebo;thechangeisusuallybeneficialandisassumedresultfromtheperson'sfaithinthetreatmentorpreconceptionsaboutwhattheexperimentaldrugwassupposedtodo;pharmacologistswerethefirsttotalkaboutplaceboeffectsbutnowtheideahasbeengeneralizedtomanysituationshavingnothingtodowithdrugs positioneffect (genetics)theeffectontheexpressionofagenethatisproducedbychangingitslocationinachromosome repercussion,reverberation aremoteorindirectconsequenceofsomeaction response aresult fallout,sideeffect anyadverseandunwantedsecondaryeffect spillover (economics)anyindirecteffectofpublicexpenditure perturbation (physics)asecondaryinfluenceonasystemthatcausesittodeviateslightly purchase ameansofexertinginfluenceorgainingadvantage wind atendencyorforcethatinfluencesevents reaction aresponsethatrevealsaperson'sfeelingsorattitude epiphenomenon asecondaryphenomenonthatisaby-productofanotherphenomenon depolarisation,depolarization alossofpolarityorpolarization typeof: phenomenon anystateorprocessknownthroughthesensesratherthanbyintuitionorreasoning noun theoutcomeofaneventespeciallyasrelativetoanindividual synonyms: aftermath seemoreseeless types: show6types... hide6types... corollary apracticalconsequencethatfollowsnaturally comeupance,comeuppance,deserts anoutcome(goodorbad)thatiswelldeserved fruit theconsequenceofsomeeffortoraction sequella asecondaryconsequence train aseriesofconsequenceswroughtbyanevent payoff,reward,wages arecompenseforworthyactsorretributionforwrongdoing typeof: finalresult,outcome,result,resultant,termination somethingthatresults noun havingimportanteffectsorinfluence “decisionsofgreat consequencearemadebythepresidenthimself” “thatresultisofno consequence” synonyms: import,moment seemoreseeless Antonyms: inconsequence havingnoimportanteffectsorinfluence types: matter (usedwithnegation)havingconsequence helltopay direconsequences typeof: significance thequalityofbeingsignificant WordFamily EDITOR’SCHOICE Testprepfromtheexperts BoostyourtestscorewithprogramsdevelopedbyVocabulary.com’sexperts. 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