Consequence

What do we mean by consequence?

Something that logically or naturally follows from an action or condition. synonym: effect. noun

A logical conclusion or inference. noun

Importance in rank or position. noun

Significance; importance: synonym: importance. noun

(in consequence) As a result; consequently. idiom

To draw inferences; form deductions.

Connection of cause and effect, or of antecedent and consequent; consecution. noun

That which follows from or grows out of any act, cause, proceeding, or series of actions; an event or effect produced by some preceeding influence, action, act, or cause; a consequent; a result. noun

The conclusion of a syllogism. noun

A consequent inference; deduction; specifically, in logic, a form of inference or aspect under which any inference may be regarded, having but one premise, the antecedent, and one conclusion, the consequent, the principle according to which the consequent follows from the antecedent being, like the whole inference, termed the consequence. noun

Importance; moment; significance: applied to things: as, this is a matter of consequence, or of some, little, great, or no consequence. noun

Importance; influence; distinction; note: applied to persons: as, a man of consequence. noun

Plural A game in which one player writes down an adjective, the second the name of a man, the third an adjective, the fourth the name of a woman, the fifth what he said, the sixth what she said, the seventh the consequence, etc., etc., no one seeing what the others have written. After all have written, the paper is read. noun

Synonyms Result, Issue, etc. See effect. noun

In astronomy, motion from an earlier to a later sign of the zodiac, or from west to east; direct motion. noun

That which follows something on which it depends; that which is produced by a cause; a result. noun

A proposition collected from the agreement of other previous propositions; any conclusion which results from reason or argument; inference. noun

Chain of causes and effects; consecution. noun

Importance with respect to what comes after; power to influence or produce an effect; value; moment; rank; distinction. noun

Hence; for this cause. noun

That which follows something on which it depends; that which is produced by a cause.

A result of actions, especially if such a result is unwanted or unpleasant.

A proposition collected from the agreement of other previous propositions; any conclusion which results from reason or argument; inference.

Chain of causes and effects; consecution.

Importance with respect to what comes after.

The power to influence or produce an effect.

(especially when preceded by "of") Importance, value, or influence.

Something that happens because of something else Cause -> Effect. Urban Dictionary

The effects of a particular action Urban Dictionary

When you do a drive by at your own daughter's Quinceañera... then you get sucked into a worm hole CONSEQUENCES Urban Dictionary

Thus, therefore Urban Dictionary

Singular: Consequence Meaning: Pregnancy Urban Dictionary

The net value ofnall outcomes of an action. Calculating the multiple consequences to your actions . Urban Dictionary

Something a lot of people find out about after their 18th birthday. Urban Dictionary

When will they learn, when will they learn, THAT THEIR ACTIONS, THEIR ACTIONS HAVE consequences Urban Dictionary

The real world punishment for energetically inappropriate actions. Urban Dictionary

The severe shafting experienced after an illegal, immoral invasion. Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to consequence:
consequence, consequent, consequences, inconsequence, obsequence, consequents.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word consequence:
theorem, sound, logic.

Adjectives that are often used to describe consequence:
natural, little, direct, necessary, inevitable, logical, great, important, immediate, more, much, serious, less, further, practical, unintended, greater, major, possible, greatest, obvious, utmost, negative, unfortunate, unavoidable, ultimate, interesting, minor, dangerous, secondary, ill, indirect, likely, probable, fatal, vital, usual, evil, automatic, term, frequent, least, undesirable, worst, unexpected, tragic, slightest, reaching, adverse, legitimate, predictable, inescapable, slight, functional, disastrous, incidental, unanticipated, happy, unforeseen, grave.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective consequence:
analysis, management, thereof, assessment, based, relation, laws, matrix, probability, relations, questions, sharing, statements, finding, source, result, evaluation, value, condition.

Words that sound like consequence:
consequence, consequents, consequent, consonance, inconsequence, consequences, consilience, constance, consequently, consonants, conductance, consecrates, connaissance, main sequence.