Meaning & use
consequential
Having important or significant results; producing meaningful effects.
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The Supreme Court's decision was one of the most consequential rulings of the decade.
It was a small choice at the time, but it proved surprisingly consequential.
A note on using this word
Consequential focuses on the size of a result or effect, not merely on importance in a general sense.
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