different between useful vs consequential

English

Etymology

From use +? -ful.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ju?sf?l/

Adjective

useful (comparative usefuller or more useful, superlative usefullest or most useful)

1. Having a practical or beneficial use.

   Synonyms: noteful, serviceable, utilitarian, utile

   Antonyms: unuseful, useless, harmful

Usage notes

• Prepositions: useful is used in useful for <purpose>, useful for <person> and useful to <person>. The words useful to are also found in constructions such as It is useful to do, in which to marks an infinitive rather than being a preposition.

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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

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