consequential
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7.4
- adjective
- /ˌkɒnsɪˈkwɛnʃəl/
:
significativo
- Women further explained that attention received for height was generally consequential and unintentional in social situations.
- consequential damages
- consequential validity
- consequential issues
And what's what's really consequential is the rate of change.
- And what's what's really consequential is the rate of change.
- So often we treat the most consequential and defining moments casually.
- History will see him as a hugely consequential Prime Minister.
- You know, only consequential presidents get shot at.
- Schools are, you know, arguably more consequential, but supply can kind of expand pretty quickly.
- It is, it is, it is not economically consequential except in the production of oil.
- And so these roles are pretty consequential because they're associated with sympathy and blame.
- The police are the most consequential agents of the state that most people interact with.
- She's more consequential in life than Krabs ever would be.
- And this is now likely to happen in much more consequential fields than go.
- Voter suppression, Election subversion, The consequential moments in history.
- He was an he is an intelligent, effective, consequential, really good senator.
- We people who attend will say it's the most consequential conversation of their life.
Examples
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In essence, this is an argument that intellectual progress diffused westward and became consequential when writing reached Europe.
Academic text (1999) -
History will see him as a hugely consequential Prime Minister.
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A decision as consequential as this one requires the whole of your life experience, does it not?
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The negotiations that took place within the German Committee were perhaps the most consequential of the entire Congress.
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Should your testimony prove consequential, council may be prepared to order your immediate release.
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Since then, we have witnessed one of the most sustained and consequential periods of school reform in our nation's history.
Academic text (1998) -
The microprocessor is the most consequential invention since the steam engine and probably since agriculture.
Academic text (2011) -
Our third research question concerned the consequential validity of decisions made based on SEL scores.
Academic text (2015) -
The new policy changes are expected to have consequential effects on the economy.
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His decision to move abroad was consequential for his career and personal life.
Synonyms
∞
2.5
Important and big enough to make a difference
469
3.6
Very important for the success or result of something
74
4.0
A strong effect that changes the result
48
6.5
Very important for the future and often causing bad results
46
7.0
Important because it changes what happens next
15
4.8
Having a strong effect on people or things
Having a strong effect on people or situations
Antonyms
How Important
- Formal
46
7.0
∞
2.5
19
7.4
112
3.7
600
2.4
29
7.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
consequential = consequent (semi-transparent) = consequent + ial
Formally derived from 'consequent' with the adjective-forming suffix '-ial', but the common meaning 'important' represents a slight semantic shift from simply 'following as a result'.
Etymology
Consequential comes from Latin parts con- ('together') and sequi ('to follow') and is like the words sequence and consequence. So, something consequential is one that 'follows' with important results, meaning it leads to important effects.