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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“We allow people lots of different avenues to vote, and as a result it takes longer to count up all the votes,” said Jessica Levinson, a law professor at Loyola Marymount University.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

It’s home to numerous chip manufacturers, and many of those companies have seen stock prices soar as a result of the AI trade.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

The history of the phenomenal gains and losses in the dot-com bubble suggests what mattered most was buying at the right moment—the big winners came early and were cheap as a result.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

The university said more than 5,000 NHS patients a year could avoid chemotherapy as a result of the trial.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

When Florida was caught breaking one of the rules, she was more likely to argue and, as a result, to earn extra punishments.

From "Ruby Holler" by Sharon Creech

as a result

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