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| Main Entry: | consequence |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | result, outcome of action |
| Synonyms: | aftermath, bottom line*, can of worms*, chain reaction*, effect, end, event, fallout, follow through, issue, outgrowth, payback, reaction, repercussion, sequel, sequence, spin-off, upshot, aftereffect, follow-up, waves |
| Antonyms: | beginning, cause, commencement, inception, origin, rise, source, start |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | consequence |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | importance, significance |
| Synonyms: | account, concern, exigency, fame, honor, import, interest, magnitude, moment, need, note, pith, portent, renown, reputation, value, weight, momentousness, repute, signification, weightiness |
| Antonyms: | insignificance, unimportance, worthlessness |
| Main Entry: | consequence |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person's status |
| Synonyms: | cachet, dignity, distinction, eminence, position, prestige, rank, standing, state, stature, status, notability, repute |
| Main Entry: | aftermath |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | situation following an event, occurrence |
| Synonyms: | chain reaction*, consequences, end, eventuality, flak*, impact, issue, outcome, payoff*, remainder, residual, upshot, after-effects, causatum, residuum, results, waves |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | impact |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | effect |
| Synonyms: | brunt, burden, consequences, impression, imprint, influence, mark, meaning, power, repercussion, significance, thrust, weight, full force |
| Main Entry: | after-effect |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | repercussion |
| Synonyms: | aftermath, consequence, hangover*, offshoot, trail, wake, aftershock, followup |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | by-product |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | side product |
| Synonyms: | after-effect, consequence, offshoot, outgrowth, repercussion, result, side effect, fall-out, spinoff |
| Main Entry: | certainty |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fact, resulting truth |
| Synonyms: | consequence, foregone conclusion, reality, sure thing*, surety, inevitable result |
| Notes: | certitude is a measure of a person's positive feeling about something; certainty is a measure of the degree to which a process or development may be realized |
| Antonyms: | concept, idea, theory |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | conceit |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | egotism |
| Synonyms: | arrogance, complacency, consequence, pomposity, pride, self-importance, self-love, swagger, swelled head*, vainglory, vanity, amour-propre, complacence, immodesty, narcissism, outrecuidance, self-admiration, self-conceit, self-exaltation, self-regard, smugness, snottiness, stuffiness, vainness |
| Antonyms: | humility, meekness, modesty, shyness, timidity, self-consciousness, unself-confidence |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | conclusion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | end |
| Synonyms: | cease, cessation, close, closure, completion, consequence, culmination, denouement, development, ending, eventuality, finale, finish, issue, outcome, payoff, period, result, stop, termination, upshot, wrap, desistance, end of the line, windup |
| Antonyms: | beginning, commencement, introduction, preface, prelude, start |
| Main Entry: | core |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | center, gist |
| Synonyms: | amount, base, basis, body, bottom line, bulk, burden, consequence, corpus, crux, essence, focus, foundation, heart, import, importance, kernel, mass, meat*, meat and potatoes*, middle, midst, nub, nucleus, origin, pith, pivot, purport, quick, root, significance, staple, substance, thrust, upshot, main idea, midpoint, nitty gritty |
| Antonyms: | covering, exterior, outside, perimeter, surface, exteriority |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | corollary |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | conclusion, deduction |
| Synonyms: | analogy, consequence, culmination, effect, end, end product, induction, inference, issue, precipitate, result, sequel, sequence, upshot, aftereffect |
| Main Entry: | deduction |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | conclusion, understanding |
| Synonyms: | answer, assumption, cogitation, consequence, consideration, contemplation, corollary, deliberation, derivation, finding, inference, judgment, meditation, musing, opinion, reasoning, reflection, result, speculation, thinking, thought, concluding, illation, inferring, mulling, pondering, ratiocination, rumination, sequitur |
| Antonyms: | confusion |
| Main Entry: | dignity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | excellence, nobility |
| Synonyms: | address, cachet, character, consequence, culture, decency, decorum, distinction, elevation, eminence, ethics, etiquette, glory, grace, grandeur, gravity, greatness, hauteur, honor, importance, majesty, merit, morality, perfection, poise, prestige, propriety, quality, rank, regard, renown, respectability, self-respect, significance, solemnity, splendor, standing, state, station, stature, status, virtue, worth, courtliness, loftiness, nobleness, seemliness, stateliness, sublimity, worthiness |
| Antonyms: | lowliness |
| Main Entry: | distinction |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | prominence; achievement |
| Synonyms: | accolade, account, award, badge, celebrity, consequence, credit, decoration, eminence, excellence, fame, flair, greatness, importance, kudos, laurels, manner, merit, name, note, perfection, prestige, quality, rank, renown, reputation, style, superiority, worth, bays, illustriousness, preeminence, repute |
| Antonyms: | insignificance, mediocrity, unimportance, lowliness |
| Main Entry: | effect |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | result |
| Synonyms: | aftermath, backlash, backwash, can of worms*, chain reaction*, conclusion, consequence, corollary, denouement, development, end, end product, event, eventuality, fallout, flak*, follow through, fruit, issue, outcome, outgrowth, precipitate, ramification, reaction, reflex, repercussion, response, sequel, sequence, side effect, spin-off, upshot*, aftereffect, causatum, follow-up, pursuance, waves |
| Antonyms: | beginning, cause, commencement, foundation, origin, source, start |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | end |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | completion, stop |
| Synonyms: | accomplishment, achievement, adjournment, attainment, bottom line*, cease, cessation, close, closure, conclusion, consequence, consummation, culmination, curtain, denouement, desuetude, determination, discontinuance, execution, expiration, finale, finish, fulfillment, issue, last word*, outcome, payoff, perfection, realization, resolution, result, target, termination, upshot*, closing, desistance, expiry, finis, omega, retirement, sign-off, terminus, windup, wrap-up |
| Antonyms: | beginning, commencement, opening, start |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | event |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | effect, result |
| Synonyms: | aftermath, case, chance, conclusion, consequence, end, eventuality, happenstance, issue, offshoot, outcome, outgrowth, product, sequel, termination, upshot, aftereffect, causatum, end result, fortuity, hap, resultant, sequent |
| Antonyms: | cause, source |
| Main Entry: | eventuality |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something that probably will happen |
| Synonyms: | aftermath, case, chance, consequence, contingency, effect, event, happening, issue, likelihood, outcome, possibility, probability, result, sequel, toss-up, upshot*, aftereffect, any case, go-down, goings-on |
| Antonyms: | improbability, unlikelihood |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | fate |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | predetermined course |
| Synonyms: | break, chance, circumstance, consequence, cup*, destination, destiny, doom, effect, end, ending, fortune, future, handwriting on the wall, horoscope, issue, karma, kismet, lot, luck, nemesis, outcome, portion, predestination, providence, termination, upshot, wheel of fortune*, Moirai, divine will, inescapableness, stars |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
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