consequentiality
State of mattering
Consequentiality is the quality of having significant consequences or importance.
It often appears in discussions of whether actions or decisions truly matter: The consequentiality of the vote couldn't be overstated.
The word can sound bureaucratic or academic, and speakers often prefer simpler alternatives like importance or significance.
Resulting effects or outcomes
- repercussionsIndirect results of actions
- aftermathResults following an event
- outcomeFinal result of events
- effectResult of a cause
influence · fallout · ripple effect · cause and effect · chain reaction · domino effect · transformation · disruption
Quality of mattering
- gravityMutual mass attraction
- weightMeasure of heaviness
- seriousnessEarnest, weighty demeanor
- momentousnessState of great significance
materiality · relevance · pertinence · criticality · substance · magnitude · noteworthiness · prominence
Cause-effect connection
- determinismDoctrine of causal necessity
- ethicsStudy of right conduct
- utilitarianismGreatest-happiness moral theory
- moral weightImportance of ethical considerations
accountability · responsibility · teleology · moral calculus · ends and means · ethical reasoning · moral philosophy
ramifications
Resulting effects or outcomes
- repercussionsIndirect results of actions
- aftermathResults following an event
- outcomeFinal result of events
effect · influence · fallout · ripple effect · cause and effect · chain reaction · domino effect · transformation · disruption · change
significance
Quality of mattering
- gravityMutual mass attraction
- weightMeasure of heaviness
- seriousnessEarnest, weighty demeanor
momentousness · materiality · relevance · pertinence · criticality · substance · magnitude · noteworthiness · prominence · centrality
causality
Cause-effect connection
- determinismDoctrine of causal necessity
- ethicsStudy of right conduct
- utilitarianismGreatest-happiness moral theory
moral weight · accountability · responsibility · teleology · moral calculus · ends and means · ethical reasoning · moral philosophy
consequentialityinconsequentiality
State of having no impact
insignificance · triviality · unimportance · meaninglessness · pettiness
consequentialityinconsequentiality
State of having no impact
ineffectuality · impotence · futility · inertness · fruitlessness