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as a consequence

ADVERB
accordingly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
appropriately correspondingly properly proportionately respectively subsequently therefore thus
STRONG
consequently in due course
WEAK
as a result duly equally ergo fitly hence in consequence in respect to in that event resultantly so suitably then under the circumstances
Antonyms
WEAK
inappropriately unsuitably
CONJUNCTION
and
Synonyms
WEAK
along with also as well as furthermore including moreover together with
PREPOSITION
through
Synonyms
WEAK
as a result at the hand of because of by by dint of by means of by reason by the agency of by virtue of for in consequence of in virtue of per through the medium of using via with with the help of
Antonyms
WEAK
around

Example Sentences

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The IMF chief said regulators should be on alert for any signs of instability in the financial system as a consequence of the conflict.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

"The Fc fragment works as an anchor that microglia latch onto when they are near plaques, as a consequence of which these cells are reprogrammed to clear plaques more efficiently."

From Science Daily • Mar. 17, 2026

Any growth pick-up will also be amplified, Lancastle stresses, by positive knock-on effects in consumer confidence and, as a consequence of that, a new consumer credit cycle.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 16, 2026

This means the aerodynamics will work in a completely different way, and the cars will behave and need to be driven differently, as a consequence.

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2026

His family found it more trouble than it was worth to take it away from him for washing, so as a consequence it smelled disgusting.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly