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Consequences
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consequences
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | result |
| Synonyms: | consecution, contrecoup, corollary, emanation, importance, ramification, residual, residue, residuum, sequela, weight |
| Antonyms: | causes |
| Main Entry: | consequence |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | importance, significance |
| Synonyms: | account, concern, exigency, fame, honor, import, interest, magnitude, moment, momentousness, need, note, pith, portent, renown, reputation, repute, signification, value, weight, weightiness |
| Antonyms: | insignificance, unimportance, worthlessness |
| Main Entry: | consequence |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person's status |
| Synonyms: | cachet, dignity, distinction, eminence, notability, position, prestige, rank, repute, standing, state, stature, status |
| Main Entry: | aftermath |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | situation following an event, occurrence |
| Synonyms: | after-effects, causatum, chain reaction, consequences, end, eventuality, flak, impact, issue, outcome, payoff, remainder, residual, residuum, results, upshot, waves |
| Main Entry: | impact |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | effect |
| Synonyms: | brunt, burden, consequences, full force, impression, imprint, influence, mark, meaning, power, repercussion, significance, thrust, weight |
| Main Entry: | after-effect |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | repercussion |
| Synonyms: | aftermath, aftershock, consequence, followup, hangover, offshoot, trail, wake |
| Main Entry: | by-product |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | side product |
| Synonyms: | after-effect, consequence, fall-out, offshoot, outgrowth, repercussion, result, side effect, spinoff |
| Main Entry: | certainty |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fact, resulting truth |
| Synonyms: | consequence, foregone conclusion, inevitable result, reality, sure thing, surety |
| 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 |
| Main Entry: | conceit |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | egotism |
| Synonyms: | amour-propre, arrogance, complacence, complacency, consequence, immodesty, narcissism, outrecuidance, pomposity, pride, self-admiration, self-conceit, self-exaltation, self-importance, self-love, self-regard, smugness, snottiness, stuffiness, swagger, swelled head, vainglory, vainness, vanity |
| Antonyms: | humility, meekness, modesty, self-consciousness, shyness, timidity, unself-confidence |
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