consequential

UK: /ˌkɒnsɪˈkwɛnʃəl/

US: /ˌkɑnsɪˈkwɛnʃəl/

US: (kon′si kwen′shəl)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

con•se•quen•tial /ˌkɑnsɪˈkwɛnʃəl/   adj. 

1. following as an effect or outcome:
   [before a noun] the war and the consequential collapse of his dictatorship.
2. of importance:
   a consequential sum of money.

con•se•quen•tial•ly, adv. See -seq-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

con•se•quen•tial  (kon′si kwen′shəl), adj. 

1. following as an effect, result, or outcome;
   resultant;
   consequent.
2. following as a logical conclusion or inference;
   logically consistent.
3. of consequence or importance:
   a consequential man in his field.
4. self-important;
   pompous.

• Latin consequenti(a) consequence + -al¹
• 1620–30

con′se•quen′ti•al′i•ty, con′se•quen′tial•ness, n. 
con′se•quen′tial•ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

consequential / ˌkɒnsɪˈkwɛnʃəl/ adjective

1. important or significant
2. self-important; conceited
3. following as a consequence; resultant, esp indirectly: consequential loss

ˌconseˌquentiˈality, ˌconseˈquentialness noun

ˌconseˈquentially adverb