Thesaurus: consequence

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1. n. That which follows something on which it depends; that which is produced by a cause; a result.
2. n. A proposition collected from the agreement of other previous propositions; any conclusion which results from reason or argument; inference.
3. n. Chain of causes and effects; consecution.
4. n. Importance with respect to what comes after; power to influence or produce an effect; value; moment; rank; distinction.
5. n. a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
6. n. the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual
7. n. having important effects or influence
8. 1. That which follows something on which it depends; that which is produced by a cause; a result. Shun to taste, And shun the bitter consequence. Milton. 2. (Logic) A proposition collected from the agreement of other previous propositions; any conclusion which results from reason or argument; inference. 3. Chain of causes and effects; consecution. Such fatal consequence unites us three. Milton. Link follows link by necessary consequence. Coleridge. 4. Importance with respect to what comes after; power to influence or produce an effect; value; moment; rank; distinction. It is a matter of small consequence. Shak. A sense of your own worth and consequence. Cowper. In consequence, hence; for this cause. -- In consequence of, by reason of; as the effect of. Syn. -- Effect; result; end. See Effect.
9. A proposition collected from the agreement of other previouspropositions; any conclusion which results from reason or argument;inference.
10. n:100 n. a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon n. the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual n. having important effects or influence