consequential

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌkɑnsəˈkwɛnʃəl/ UK /ˌkɒnsɪˈkwɛnʃəl/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
following as a result or important in effect

The treaty had consequential effects on the entire region.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · following as a result or... significant important momentous weighty resultant resultingfar-reaching

Opposites

inconsequential insignificant trivial unimportant negligible

Word family

Derived forms consequentiallyconsequentialismconsequentialness

Related forms consequence consequent sequel sequence subsequent

Etymology

From Latin consequentia ('a following, consequence') + -al, from consequi ('to follow closely'), from con- ('with') + sequi ('to follow').

consequi Latin sequi Latin

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# consequential

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˌkɑnsəˈkwɛnʃəl/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌkɒnsɪˈkwɛnʃəl/

## Meanings
1. following as a result or important in effect

## Examples
- The treaty had consequential effects on the entire region.

## Synonyms
- significant
- important
- momentous
- weighty
- resultant
- resulting
- far-reaching

## Antonyms
- inconsequential
- insignificant
- trivial
- unimportant
- negligible

## Derived Forms
- consequentially
- consequentialism
- consequentialness

## Related Forms
- consequence
- consequent
- sequel
- sequence
- subsequent

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: consequi
- Root: sequi

## Etymology
From Latin consequentia ('a following, consequence') + -al, from consequi ('to follow closely'), from con- ('with') + sequi ('to follow').

## AI Etymology
Consequential is from Latin consequentia ('a following, consequence') + -al, from consequi ('to follow closely'), from con- ('with') + sequi ('to follow'). In present-day use, it means following as a result or important in effect. Derived formations include consequentially, consequentialism, and consequentialness. Related vocabulary includes consequence, consequent, sequel, sequence, and subsequent.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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