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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
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flippant funny happy light unserious

Example Sentences

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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

To admit facts but strip them of consequence is to neuter the Fourth Amendment’s reasonableness standard.

From Slate • Apr. 15, 2025

Perhaps I might write something of consequence someday.

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates