consequence
English Thesaurus
1. having important effects or influence (noun.attribute)
hypernym | : | significance, |
definition | : | the quality of being significant (noun.attribute) |
hyponym | : | matter, |
definition | : | (used with negation) having consequence (noun.attribute) |
hyponym | : | hell to pay, |
definition | : | dire consequences (noun.attribute) |
2. the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual (noun.event)
hyponym | : | corollary, |
definition | : | a practical consequence that follows naturally (noun.event) |
hyponym | : | fruit, |
definition | : | the consequence of some effort or action (noun.event) |
hyponym | : | sequella, |
definition | : | a secondary consequence (noun.event) |
hyponym | : | train, |
definition | : | a series of consequences wrought by an event (noun.event) |
hyponym | : | payoff, reward, wages, |
definition | : | a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing (noun.event) |
3. a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon (noun.phenomenon)
hypernym | : | phenomenon, |
definition | : | any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning (noun.tops) |
hyponym | : | aftereffect, |
definition | : | any result that follows its cause after an interval (noun.phenomenon) |
hyponym | : | aftermath, backwash, wake, |
definition | : | the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event) (noun.phenomenon) |
hyponym | : | bandwagon effect, |
definition | : | the phenomenon of a popular trend attracting even greater popularity (noun.phenomenon) |
hyponym | : | brisance, |
definition | : | the shattering or crushing effect of a sudden release of energy as in an explosion (noun.phenomenon) |
hyponym | : | butterfly effect, |
definition | : | the phenomenon whereby a small change at one place in a complex system can have large effects elsewhere, e.g., a butterfly flapping its wings in Rio de Janeiro might change the weather in Chicago (noun.phenomenon) |
hyponym | : | by-product, byproduct, |
definition | : | a secondary and sometimes unexpected consequence (noun.phenomenon) |
hyponym | : | change, |
definition | : | the result of alteration or modification (noun.phenomenon) |
hyponym | : | coattails effect, |
definition | : | (politics) the consequence of one popular candidate in an election drawing votes for other members of the same political party (noun.phenomenon) |
hyponym | : | coriolis effect, |
definition | : | (physics) an effect whereby a body moving in a rotating frame of reference experiences the Coriolis force acting perpendicular to the direction of motion and to the axis of rotation; on Earth the Coriolis effect deflects moving bodies to the right in the northern hemisphere and to the left in the southern hemisphere (noun.phenomenon) |
hyponym | : | dent, |
definition | : | an appreciable consequence (especially a lessening) (noun.phenomenon) |
hyponym | : | domino effect, |
definition | : | the consequence of one event setting off a chain of similar events (like a falling domino causing a whole row of upended dominos to fall) (noun.phenomenon) |
hyponym | : | harvest, |
definition | : | the consequence of an effort or activity (noun.phenomenon) |
hyponym | : | impact, wallop, |
definition | : | a forceful consequence; a strong effect (noun.phenomenon) |
hyponym | : | influence, |
definition | : | the effect of one thing (or person) on another (noun.phenomenon) |
hyponym | : | knock-on effect, |
definition | : | a secondary or incidental effect (noun.phenomenon) |
hyponym | : | product, |
definition | : | a consequence of someone's efforts or of a particular set of circumstances (noun.phenomenon) |
hyponym | : | placebo effect, |
definition | : | any effect that seems to be a consequence of administering a placebo; the change is usually beneficial and is assumed result from the person's faith in the treatment or preconceptions about what the experimental drug was supposed to do; pharmacologists were the first to talk about placebo effects but now the idea has been generalized to many situations having nothing to do with drugs (noun.phenomenon) |
hyponym | : | position effect, |
definition | : | (genetics) the effect on the expression of a gene that is produced by changing its location in a chromosome (noun.phenomenon) |
hyponym | : | response, |
definition | : | a result (noun.phenomenon) |
hyponym | : | fallout, side effect, |
definition | : | any adverse and unwanted secondary effect (noun.phenomenon) |
hyponym | : | spillover, |
definition | : | (economics) any indirect effect of public expenditure (noun.phenomenon) |
4. having important effects or influence (noun.attribute)
antonym | : | inconsequence, |
definition | : | having no important effects or influence (noun.attribute) |
derivation | : | momentous, |
definition | : | of very great significance (adj.all) |
5. a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon (noun.phenomenon)
derivation | : | effect, |
definition | : | act so as to bring into existence (verb.social) |
derivation | : | eventuate, |
definition | : | come out in the end (verb.stative) |
derivation | : | ensue, result, |
definition | : | issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end (verb.stative) |
derivation | : | lead, leave, result, |
definition | : | have as a result or residue (verb.stative) |
6. having important effects or influence (noun.attribute)
antonym | : | inconsequence, |
definition | : | having no important effects or influence (noun.attribute) |
derivation | : | momentous, |
definition | : | of very great significance (adj.all) |
7. a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon (noun.phenomenon)
derivation | : | effect, |
definition | : | act so as to bring into existence (verb.social) |
derivation | : | eventuate, |
definition | : | come out in the end (verb.stative) |
derivation | : | ensue, result, |
definition | : | issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end (verb.stative) |
derivation | : | lead, leave, result, |
definition | : | have as a result or residue (verb.stative) |
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