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consequence vs comeupance

comeupance vs consequence

consequence and comeupance both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
consequence Yes No No No
comeupance Yes No No No
As nouns, comeupance is a hyponym of consequence; that is, comeupance is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than consequence:
  • consequence: the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual
  • comeupance: an outcome (good or bad) that is well deserved and fitting
Other hyponyms of consequence include corollary, comeuppance, just deserts, poetic justice, fruit, sequella, train, payoff, reward, wages.
consequence (noun) comeupance (noun)
having important effects or influence an outcome (good or bad) that is well deserved and fitting
the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
Difference between consequence and comeupance

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