consequentially

As a result

Consequentially means as a consequence or result: The bridge collapsed; consequentially, traffic was rerouted for months.

It also describes doing something in a self-important manner, from the adjective consequential meaning pompous: He strode consequentially into the room.

The first sense is far more common, though consequently is preferred for simple cause-and-effect statements.

resultantly

therefore

For that reason

outcome · effect · result · aftermath · ramification · repercussion · corollary · upshot · fallout · byproduct

significantly

importantly

With great consequence

momentously · weightily · profoundly · crucially · pivotally · critically · decisively · influentially · seriously · relevantly

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importance/significance

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Without meaningful effect

insignificantly · trivially · negligibly · unimportantly · marginally

impact/effect

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Without meaningful effect

uneventfully · ineffectually · harmlessly · fruitlessly · pointlessly

causal relationship

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Introducing a tangent

coincidentally · independently · randomly · antecedently · initially

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consequential, inconsequential, consequentialism, consequentialist

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