consequence
An effect; something that follows a cause as a result.
Other meanings
An unwanted or unpleasant effect.
consecution; chain of causes and effects.
Synonyms
- effect
- outcome
- result
- event
- issue
Related words
- consequenceless
- inconsequence
- misconsequence
- nonconsequence
- legal consequence
- unintended consequence
- actions have consequences
- law of unintended consequences
- as a consequence of
- in consequence
- of consequence
Example sentences
Word history
From Latin "consequentia".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “consequence” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.