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Consequence

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

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Contextual alternative 2

Result 88% connected

To leap back; to rebound.

ad editorial 2026 08 academic 56% interchangeable less formal softer

It often carries a causal emphasis and can suggest importance or adverse effects.

Impact 86% connected

To drive close; to press firmly together: to wedge into a place.

ad editorial 2026 08 academic 54% interchangeable less formal

Use when sequence and causation matter more than magnitude.

Narrower term 27

Aftermath 76% connected

A second moving; the grass which grows after the first crop of hay in the same season; rowen.

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Backwash 76% connected

To clean the oil from (wood) after combing.

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Branch 76% connected

A shoot or secondary stem growing from the main stem, or from a principal limb or bough of a tree or other plant.

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By-product 76% connected

A secondary or additional product; something produced, as in the course of a manufacture, in addition to the principal product.

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Byproduct 76% connected

a secondary and sometimes unexpected consequence

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Change 76% connected

To alter; to make different; to cause to pass from one state to another; as, to change the position, character, or appearance of a thing; to change t…

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Corollary 76% connected

That which is given beyond what is actually due, as a garland of flowers in addition to wages; surplus; something added or superfluous.

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Dent 76% connected

A stroke; a blow.

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Fruit 76% connected

Whatever is produced for the nourishment or enjoyment of man or animals by the processes of vegetable growth, as corn, grass, cotton, flax, etc.; --…

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Harvest 76% connected

The gathering of a crop of any kind; the ingathering of the crops; also, the season of gathering grain and fruits, late summer or early autumn.

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Impact 76% connected

To drive close; to press firmly together: to wedge into a place.

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Influence 76% connected

A flowing in or upon; influx.

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Materialization 76% connected

The act of materializing, or the state of being materialized.

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Matter 76% connected

That of which anything is composed; constituent substance; material; the material or substantial part of anything; the constituent elements of concep…

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Offset 76% connected

In general, that which is set off, from, before, or against, something

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Offshoot 76% connected

That which shoots off or separates from a main stem, channel, family, race, etc.; as, the offshoots of a tree.

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Offspring 76% connected

The act of production; generation.

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Outgrowth 76% connected

That which grows out of, or proceeds from, anything; an excrescence; an offshoot; hence, a result or consequence.

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Product 76% connected

Anything that is produced, whether as the result of generation, growth, labor, or thought, or by the operation of involuntary causes; as, the product…

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Repercussion 76% connected

The act of driving back, or the state of being driven back; reflection; reverberation; as, the repercussion of sound.

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Response 76% connected

The act of responding.

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Reverberation 76% connected

The act of reverberating; especially, the act of reflecting light or heat, or reechoing sound; as, the reverberation of rays from a mirror; the rever…

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Reward 76% connected

To give in return, whether good or evil; -- commonly in a good sense; to requite; to recompense; to repay; to compensate.

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Train 76% connected

To draw along; to trail; to drag.

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Wages 76% connected

A compensation given to a hired person for services; price paid for labor; recompense; hire. See Wage, n., 2.

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Wake 76% connected

The track left by a vessel in the water; by extension, any track; as, the wake of an army.

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Wallop 76% connected

To move quickly, but with great effort; to gallop.

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Broader term 6

Outcome 76% connected

That which comes out of, or follows from, something else; issue; result; consequence; upshot.

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Phenomenon 76% connected

An appearance; anything visible; whatever, in matter or spirit, is apparent to, or is apprehended by, observation; as, the phenomena of heat, light,…

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Result 76% connected

To leap back; to rebound.

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Resultant 76% connected

Resulting or issuing from a combination; existing or following as a result or consequence.

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Significance 76% connected

Alt. of Significancy

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Termination 76% connected

The act of terminating, or of limiting or setting bounds; the act of ending or concluding; as, a voluntary termination of hostilities.

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Derivationally related 2

Consequential 74% connected

Following as a consequence, result, or logical inference; consequent.

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Consequential 74% connected

Following as a consequence, result, or logical inference; consequent.

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Synonym 9

Aftermath 92% connected

A second moving; the grass which grows after the first crop of hay in the same season; rowen.

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Effect 92% connected

Execution; performance; realization; operation; as, the law goes into effect in May.

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Event 92% connected

That which comes, arrives, or happens; that which falls out; any incident, good or bad.

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Import 92% connected

To bring in from abroad; to introduce from without; especially, to bring (wares or merchandise) into a place or country from a foreign country, in th…

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Issue 92% connected

The act of passing or flowing out; a moving out from any inclosed place; egress; as, the issue of water from a pipe, of blood from a wound, of air fr…

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Moment 92% connected

A minute portion of time; a point of time; an instant; as, at thet very moment.

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Outcome 92% connected

That which comes out of, or follows from, something else; issue; result; consequence; upshot.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Result 92% connected

To leap back; to rebound.

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Upshot 92% connected

Final issue; conclusion; the sum and substance; the end; the result; the consummation.

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Academic alternative 1

Result 84% connected

To leap back; to rebound.

causes and results 55% interchangeable

A result, often with emphasis on significance or impact.

Antonym 2

Inconsequence 94% connected

The quality or state of being inconsequent; want of just or logical inference or argument; inconclusiveness.

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Inconsequence 94% connected

The quality or state of being inconsequent; want of just or logical inference or argument; inconclusiveness.

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