WordNet Search - 3.1

Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations

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Noun

S: (n) hell to pay (dire consequences) "when the pig ran away there was hell to pay"

direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term

S: (n) consequence, import, moment (having important effects or influence) "decisions of great consequence are made by the president himself"; "virtue is of more moment than security"; "that result is of no consequence"

direct hyponym / full hyponym
direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term

S: (n) significance (the quality of being significant) "do not underestimate the significance of nuclear power"

S: (n) historicalness (significance owing to its history)
S: (n) meaningfulness (the quality of having great value or significance)
S: (n) consequence, import, moment (having important effects or influence) "decisions of great consequence are made by the president himself"; "virtue is of more moment than security"; "that result is of no consequence"

antonym
derivationally related form

W: (adj) consequential [Related to: consequence] (having important issues or results) "the year's only really consequential legislation"; "an eventful decision"

W: (adj) momentous [Related to: moment] (of very great significance) "deciding to drop the atom bomb was a very big decision"; "a momentous event"