Definitions

corollary

[kawr-uh-ler-ee, kor-, kuh-rol-uh-ree] / ˈkɔr əˌlɛr i, ˈkɒr-, kəˈrɒl ə ri /

NOUN

conclusion, deduction

Synonyms

STRONGEST

analogy upshot

STRONG

aftereffect consequence culmination effect end induction inference issue precipitate result sequel sequence

WEAK

end product

Antonyms

STRONG

beginning cause commencement foundation opening origin source start

Example Sentences

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Corollary to the “monster,” more passive, is the “stain”: some ugliness coloring someone’s life that you don’t want to know, that nonetheless spreads and can ruin perception of his or her work.

From New York Times • Apr. 23, 2023

Corollary: is that the barometer of a successful season?

From Seattle Times • Jun. 3, 2022

Second is something I call the Lofgren Corollary.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2020

The so-called Roosevelt Corollary of 1904 adds that if other nations in the Western Hemisphere default...

From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 6, 2018

This Corollary is related to the foregoing Proposition as the Corollary to IV. lxv. is related to the said IV. lxv.

From Ethics by Spinoza, Benedictus de

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