RESULTANT Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

ri-ˈzəl-tᵊnt

Definition of resultant

as in consequent

coming as a result frequent trips to the ice cream parlor and the resultant weight gain were starting to affect my tennis game

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a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause a person's decision to purchase a certain automobile is often the resultant of an array of factors, ranging from the actual performance of the vehicle to the buyer's self-image

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One potential drawback of the proposal for higher tuition rates could be a resultant drop in enrollment levels of nonresident students. — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 18 May 2026 The resultant musical needed greater expansion of character, a gentler, simpler touch, a better sense of authentic teenage angst and a deeper focus on the heart. — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026

Noun

Justices Thomas and Jackson focused in part on the court’s notorious 1857 decision called Dred Scott, which ruled a slave couldn’t be a citizen or claim the resultant rights and privileges. — Chris Kenning, USA Today, 30 June 2026 Pakistan has traditionally run large fiscal and external deficits, with a resultant rise in public debt. — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 25 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for resultant

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Adjective

The recovery has been further sidelined by Israel and the United States’ launching their February war on Iran and the consequent global shock to oil markets and spiking prices for mortgages and other types of borrowing.

— Alexander Smith, NBC news, 23 June 2026
The Iran war and the consequent global surge in energy prices is having a ripple effect on the war in Ukraine.

— Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 2 Apr. 2026

Definition of consequent

Noun

My instinct was to try to answer it with rigorous, careful science — and, of course, report from the ground, learning from the people who were living through the consequences.

— Brittney Melton, NPR, 31 Aug. 2026
There are also unfounded theories about its consequences, which Doricko has spent time on social media trying to debunk.

— Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026

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