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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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“And so, as a consequence, I’m not directly as engaged as perhaps I might need to be.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

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

There is thus comparatively little risk, but also little adventure, in their handiwork, which as a consequence tends to become routine.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson