consequence vs by-product

by-product vs consequence

consequence and by-product both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
consequence	Yes	No	No	No
by-product	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, by-product is a hyponym of consequence; that is, by-product is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than consequence:

consequence: a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
by-product: a secondary and sometimes unexpected consequence

Other hyponyms of consequence include materialisation, materialization, offspring, aftereffect, aftermath, backwash, wake, bandwagon effect, brisance, butterfly effect, byproduct, change, coattails effect, Coriolis effect, dent, domino effect, harvest, impact, wallop, influence, knock-on effect, branch, offset, offshoot, outgrowth, product, placebo effect, position effect, repercussion, reverberation, response, fallout, side effect, spillover.

consequence (noun)	by-product (noun)
having important effects or influence	a product made during the manufacture of something else
the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual	a secondary and sometimes unexpected consequence
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

Difference between consequence and by-product

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