Synonyms for consequent
- adjective
- noun
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All synonyms
Adjective
1. Resultant
resultant, subsequent, concomitant, attendant, accompanying, incidental, collateral, ensuant, sequent dated
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Noun
Definitions
- adj. 1
Following as a result, inference, or natural effect.
His retirement and consequent spare time enabled him to travel more.
- n. 1
The second half of a hypothetical proposition; Q, if the form of the proposition is "If P, then Q."
Related words
- Word family
- consequential consequently
- Phrases
- affirming the consequent
Forms
- Plural
- consequents → consequences, conclusions, inferences, deductions…
Choose the right word
The direct antonym of cause is effect, while that of antecedent is consequent.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- subsequent I want quick action subsequent to the decision.
- attendant He works at the supermarket as a parking attendant.
- consequential Tom wanted to do something consequential for once.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| consequent | falling | |
| subsequent | steady | |
| attendant | steady | |
| resultant | falling | |
| concomitant | steady | |
| consequential | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- sequent2, ensuant
- 9 letters
- following3, attendant3, deduction3, inference3, resultant3
- 10 letters
- subsequent3, conclusion3, collateral4, incidental4
- 11 letters
- consequence3, concomitant4
- 12 letters
- accompanying5
- 13 letters
- consequential4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (sequent2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- conséquent
- Deutsch
- folgerichtig