consequential

English

Etymology

From consequent +‎ -ial.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌkɑnsɪˈkwɛnʃəl/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌkɒnsɪˈkwɛnʃəl/

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• Hyphenation: con‧se‧quen‧tial

Adjective

consequential (comparative more consequential, superlative most consequential)

1. Following as a result.
2. Having significant consequences; of importance.
   • 2023 September 18, Charles Hugh Smith, The Peculiar Power of Denial‎^[1]:

     The more profound and consequential the issue, the more stubborn our denial.

3. Important or significant.
4. (of a person) Self-important.
   • 1919, Lord Frederic Hamilton, The Vanished Pomps of Yesterday‎^[2], page 69:

     He was a very short, fat little man, with immensely long grey side-whiskers, and a most consequential manner.

Synonyms

• (having significant consequences): considerable, important

Antonyms

• inconsequential

Derived terms

• consequentialism
• consequentialist
• consequentialistic
• consequentiality
• consequentially
• consequential mark
• consequentialness
• inconsequential
• nonconsequential
• unconsequential

 

Related terms

English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *sekʷ- (3 c, 0 e)

Translations

following as a result

• Catalan: conseqüent (ca)
• German: folglich (de), entsprechend (de), demzufolge (de), folgerichtig (de), daraus folgend
• Spanish: consiguiente (es)