Definitions

of consequence

ADJECTIVE

serious

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dangerous deep difficult far-reaching grievous important major meaningful severe significant tough urgent

WEAK

arduous fateful fell formidable grave grim hard heavy laborious meaning business menacing momentous no joke no laughing matter operose out for blood playing hard ball pressing smoking sobering strenuous strictly business threatening ugly unamusing unhumorous worrying

Antonyms

STRONGEST

calm easy facile friendly insignificant little meaningless minor small trivial unimportant worthless

WEAK

flippant funny happy light unserious

Example Sentences

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But the significance of these cases runs deeper: They threaten the legal architecture that has allowed Big Tech to reap trillions of dollars in profits with little risk of consequence in court.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

And, yes, every action tends to have some kind of consequence, as you found out.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 3, 2026

To play somebody like that, and to allow myself to be blind to the feeling of consequence and to just shoot like a rocket, that was incredibly freeing and pleasurable.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025

He said he thinks the move will significantly advance China’s chip capabilities and it doesn’t seem like the U.S. got much of consequence in return for allowing the exports.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 8, 2025

The radio was always talking about people of consequence traveling around the world by steamer.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland

of consequence

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