Antonyms of noun consequence

1 of 3 senses of consequence

Sense 3
consequence, import, moment -- (having important effects or influence; "decisions of great consequence are made by the president himself"; "virtue is of more moment than security"; "that result is of no consequence")
       Antonym of inconsequence (Sense 1)
      => inconsequence -- (having no important effects or influence)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun consequence

3 senses of consequence

Sense 1
consequence, effect, outcome, result, event, issue, upshot -- (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")
       => phenomenon -- (any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning)

Sense 2
consequence, aftermath -- (the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual)
       => result, resultant, final result, outcome, termination -- (something that results; "he listened for the results on the radio")

Sense 3
consequence, import, moment -- (having important effects or influence; "decisions of great consequence are made by the president himself"; "virtue is of more moment than security"; "that result is of no consequence")
       => significance -- (the quality of being significant; "do not underestimate the significance of nuclear power")

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