Definition of Consequential

significant; important

Examples of Consequential in a sentence

The partial footprint was consequential in solving the case.  🔊

The discovery of gold was consequential to the fate of many western territories.  🔊

Because lives are at stake, choosing to go to war is the most consequential decision a nation can make.  🔊

The Atlantic hurricane is turning east, making it no longer a consequential threat to the U.S. mainland.  🔊

One of the senator’s more consequential initiatives involved the ending of slavery.  🔊

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