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    Synonyms & Similar Words

    significant important major crucial pivotal decisive influential momentous weighty substantial material considerable notable noteworthy remarkable exceptional extraordinary far-reaching impactful effective potent powerful compelling persuasive convincing impressive striking dramatic profound serious grave solemn somber earnest sobering portentous fateful ominous dire calamitous disastrous cataclysmic apocalyptic

    Meaning of Consequential

    Having a significant or decisive effect

    Definitions

    • Having a significant or decisive effect: the consequential loss of life was devastating
    • * Logically following from something: the consequential argument was that the company would go bankrupt

    Etymology of Consequential

    The word "consequential" has its roots in the Latin "consequens," meaning "following" or "resulting," and the suffix "-al," which forms an adjective
    The term has been used in English since the 15th century to describe something that follows as a result or consequence of something else

    Example Uses

    • The company's decision to downsize had consequential effects on the local economy
    • * The researcher's findings had consequential implications for the field of medicine
    • * The politician's statement was consequential in shaping public opinion

    Antonyms & Near Antonyms

    insignificant unimportant minor trivial inconsequential negligible slight minimal marginal peripheral irrelevant immaterial nonessential incidental accidental coincidental unrelated unrelated disconnected unconnected inconsequent unremarkable ordinary mundane everyday routine

    Related Nouns

    consequence effect result outcome impact influence significance importance magnitude extent degree level scale proportion dimension size scope reach range sway authority power potency force weight substance matter issue concern problem question topic subject

    Related Verbs

    follow result arise emerge develop occur happen transpire befall betide come ensue succeed supervene issue proceed stem derive originate spring flow emanate radiate exert wield exercise exert impress convince persuade sway influence affect impact shape mold form

    Related Adjectives

    significant important major crucial pivotal decisive influential momentous weighty substantial material considerable notable noteworthy remarkable exceptional extraordinary far-reaching impactful effective potent powerful compelling persuasive convincing impressive striking dramatic profound serious grave solemn somber earnest sobering portentous fateful ominous dire calamitous disastrous cataclysmic apocalyptic