Consequence
Consequence noun - The quality or state of being important.
Usage example: a mistake that was of no great consequence
Rank is a synonym for consequence in status topic. In some cases you can use "Rank" instead a noun "Consequence".
Rank
Rank noun - The placement of someone or something in relation to others in a vertical arrangement.
Consequence is a synonym for rank in prominence topic. Sometimes you can use "Consequence" instead a noun "Rank", if it concerns topics such as often a social one.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| particular | particular consequence | particular rank |
| normal | normal consequence | normal rank |
| common | common consequence | common rank |
| specific | specific consequence | specific rank |
| Other adjectives: appropriate, single, real, bad, possible, additional. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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With a few exceptions such as Ike, the S and SS rankings carry the restriction that any given unit can only achieve a single S-rank in a single weapon type, with all the other weapon types available to them able to go no higher than A as a consequence.
Source: Rank Inflation -
Meanwhile Conrad is advancing in rank and wealth because he's Giving Radio to the Romans, and as a consequence the priest also advances because he's the personal confessor of such a powerful man, so the report keeps being submitted to him (as said higher authority) for verification!
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Of course, that's not counting the way the entire species is Color-Coded for Your Convenience, with color determining size, rank, and mating behavior (and as a consequence, the riders are also color-coded, since everyone's place in the hierarchy is based on what kind of dragon they ride).
Source: Good Colors, Evil Colors
Cite this Source
Rank and Consequence. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/consequence/rank
Consequence & Rank. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/consequence/rank>.
Rank or Consequence. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/consequence/rank.
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