as a result

ADVERB

accordingly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

appropriately correspondingly properly proportionately respectively subsequently therefore thus

STRONG

consequently in due course

WEAK

as a consequence duly equally ergo fitly hence in consequence in respect to in that event resultantly so suitably then under the circumstances

Antonyms

WEAK

inappropriately unsuitably

PREPOSITION

through

Synonyms

WEAK

as a consequence 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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Until recently, however, it was difficult to determine whether mitochondrial dysfunction helped cause the disease process or merely appeared as a result of it.

From Science Daily • May 16, 2026

In that outbreak, 20 percent of passengers eventually tested positive for COVID-19 as a result of their time aboard.

From Slate • May 16, 2026

“However, we are drawing down those stocks pretty quickly, and as a result, prices will have to rise as a direct consequence of that.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz as a result of the conflict in Iran has had a dramatic impact on jet fuel prices and raised concerns about possible shortages in the months to come.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

People congratulated him in the bars and markets of the lakeshore, and business improved as a result.

From "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" by William Kamkwamba

as a result

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