Synonyms of inconsequence

inconsequence 1 of 2

noun

(ˌ)in-ˈkän(t)-sə-ˌkwen(t)s 

as in negligibility

the quality or state of being unimportant

up to that point his life had been one largely marked by inconsequence

Synonyms & Similar Words

• negligibility
• smallness
• insignificance
• pettiness
• emptiness
• triviality
• inconsequentiality
• immateriality
• littleness
• slightness
• nullity
• inconsiderableness
• worthlessness
• insignificancy
• valuelessness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• importance
• consequence
• significance
• moment
• magnitude
• weight
• import
• value
• bigness
• substance
• weightiness
• worth

in consequence

2 of 2

phrase

as in so

for this or that reason

She got a flat tire on the way to work; in consequence, she arrived an hour late.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• so
• therefore
• thus
• hence
• consequently
• accordingly
• wherefore
• ergo
• thereupon

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of inconsequence

Noun

Linda, frustrated by her life of inconsequence, seeks refuge in a snack pack of sour cream and onion chips because all feelings are edible on Impeachment. —Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2021

Gopis — the lovely female cowherds that exist in Hindu mythology in the role of flirts and lovers of the god Krishna — free themselves from their narrative inconsequence, becoming powerful and even aggressive rather than merely decorative. —New York Times, 19 Aug. 2021

Revivals endow the past with the charm of distance and inconsequence. —Christopher Lasch, Harper's Magazine, 22 June 2021

As a result, some of those moments flirt with inconsequence or facile symbolism. —Jesse Green, New York Times, 12 July 2018