[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

consequence \con"sequence\, n. l., consequentia: cf. f.
   cons'equence. see consequent.
   1. that which follows something on which it depends; that
      which is produced by a cause; a result.
      1913 webster

            shun to taste,
            and shun the bitter consequence.      --milton.
      1913 webster

   2. logic a proposition collected from the agreement of
      other previous propositions; any conclusion which results
      from reason or argument; inference.
      1913 webster

   3. chain of causes and effects; consecution.
      1913 webster

            such fatal consequence unites us three. --milton.
      1913 webster

            link follows link by necessary consequence.
                                                  --coleridge.
      1913 webster

   4. importance with respect to what comes after; power to
      influence or produce an effect; value; moment; rank;
      distinction.
      1913 webster

            it is a matter of small consequence.  --shak.
      1913 webster

            a sense of your own worth and consequence. --cowper.
      1913 webster

   in consequence, hence; for this cause.

   in consequence of, by reason of; as the effect of.

   syn: effect; result; end. see effect.
        1913 webster
see also:
consequent in consequence in consequence of effect 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

consequence
     n 1: a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous
          phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the
          rod was lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing
          consequences for business"; "he acted very wise after
          the event" syn: effect, outcome, result, event,
           issue, upshot
     2: the outcome of an event especially as relative to an
        individual; "that result is of no consequence" syn: aftermath
     3: having important effects or influence; "decisions of great
        consequence are made by the president himself"; "virtue is
        of more moment that security" syn: import, moment
        ant: inconsequence
see also:
effect outcome result event issue upshot 
aftermath import moment inconsequence 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

244 moby thesaurus words for "consequence":
   ps, parthian shot, accent, addendum, affective meaning,
   aftereffect, aftermath, afterthought, amour propre, appendix,
   ascendancy, authority, back matter, bearing, by-product, cachet,
   charisma, charm, chorus, clout, coda, codicil, colophon, coloring,
   complacence, complacency, conceitedness, concern, concernment,
   conclusion, connotation, consequent, consequentiality,
   consideration, conspicuousness, continuance, continuation, control,
   corollary, credit, deduction, denotation, derivation, derivative,
   descendant, development, dignity, distillate, distinction,
   dominance, domination, double take, drift, dying words, dynasty,
   effect, egoism, egotism, elevation, eminence, emphasis,
   enchantment, envoi, epilogue, essence, esteem, event, eventuality,
   eventuation, exaltation, excellence, exigency, extension, fame,
   favor, follow-through, follow-up, force, fruit, gist, glory,
   good feeling, grammatical meaning, grandeur, greatness, harvest,
   heir, heroism, high mightiness, high order, high rank, hold, honor,
   idea, illation, impact, implication, import, importance,
   incidental power, induction, inference, influence, influentiality,
   influentialness, insinuation, intension, interest, issue,
   last words, leadership, legacy, leverage, lexical meaning, line,
   lineage, literal meaning, loftiness, logical outcome, magnanimity,
   magnetism, magnitude, majesty, mark, mastery, materiality, meaning,
   merit, moment, momentousness, narcissism, need, nobility,
   notability, note, offshoot, offspring, outcome, outgrowth,
   outstandingness, overtone, paramountcy, parting shot, peroration,
   personality, persuasion, pertinence, pith, point, position,
   posterity, postface, postfix, postlude, postscript, potency, power,
   practical consequence, precedence, precipitate, predominance,
   preeminence, preponderance, pressure, prestige, pride, primacy,
   priority, product, prominence, purchase, purport, range of meaning,
   rank, real meaning, reference, referent, refrain, reign, relation,
   relevance, renown, reputation, repute, result, resultant, rule,
   say, scope, second thought, self-importance, semantic cluster,
   semantic field, seniority, sense, sequel, sequela, sequelae,
   sequelant, sequence, sequent, sequitur, significance,
   signification, significatum, signifie, span of meaning, spirit,
   standing, state, stature, stress, structural meaning, suasion,
   sublimity, subscript, substance, subtle influence, successor,
   suffix, suggestion, sum, sum and substance, supereminence,
   superiority, supplement, supremacy, swan song, sway,
   symbolic meaning, tag, tenor, totality of associations,
   transferred meaning, unadorned meaning, undertone, upper hand,
   upshot, vainglory, value, weight, weightiness, whip hand, worth

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