different between consequential vs uppermost

English

Etymology

consequent +? -al

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?k?ns??kw?n??l/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?k?ns??kw?n??l/
• Hyphenation: con?se?quen?tial

Adjective

consequential (comparative more consequential, superlative most consequential)

1. Following as a result.
2. Having significant consequences; of importance.
3. Important or significant.
4. (of a person) Self-important.

Synonyms

• (having significant consequences): considerable, important

Antonyms

• inconsequential

Derived terms

• consequentiality
• consequentially
• consequentialness
• inconsequential

Related terms

Translations

References

English

Etymology

upper +? -most

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /??p?m??st/
• (US) IPA^(key): /??p??mo?st/

Adjective

uppermost (not comparable)

1. At or nearest the top of something.
   • 2005, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means, Tax reform: hearing before the Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Ninth Congress, first session, June 8, 2005, Volume 36, Issues 109-123

     Well, to me, if you are restricting it to economic policy — because I can surely think of some noneconomic policy concerns that are more uppermost in my mind.

   • 2015, Lawrence A. Pervin, Goal Concepts in Personality and Social Psychology

     As a result, it is not always an easy matter to evaluate, as an outsider, the effectiveness of a life-task strategy (i.e., sometimes the objective indicators of success and failure do not coincide with the goals most uppermost in a person's mind).

Synonyms

• upmost

Antonyms

• nethermost

Translations

Adjective

uppermost

1. (rare) superlative form of upper: most upper

Adverb

uppermost (not comparable)

1. In the highest position.