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Consequential: alternatives and connections

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Consequential

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

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Similar meaning 2

Important 84% connected

Full of, or burdened by, import; charged with great interests; restless; anxious.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Important 84% connected

Full of, or burdened by, import; charged with great interests; restless; anxious.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

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Consequence 74% connected

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

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Consequence 74% connected

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

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 1

Eventful 92% connected

Full of, or rich in, events or incidents; as, an eventful journey; an eventful period of history; an eventful period of life.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Near synonym 1

Important 76% connected

Full of, or burdened by, import; charged with great interests; restless; anxious.

general 46% interchangeable

Consequential overlaps with important, but its tone, intensity or usual context may differ. Check the definition before substituting it.

Formal equivalent 1

Important 90% connected

Full of, or burdened by, import; charged with great interests; restless; anxious.

better words for important 62% interchangeable less formal

Focuses on important effects or outcomes.

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