consequence vs just deserts

consequence and just deserts both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
consequence	Yes	No	No	No
just deserts	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, just deserts is a hyponym of consequence; that is, just deserts is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than consequence:

consequence: the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual
just deserts: an outcome (good or bad) that is well deserved and fitting

Other hyponyms of consequence include corollary, comeupance, comeuppance, poetic justice, fruit, sequella, train, payoff, reward, wages.

consequence (noun)	just deserts (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

consequence vs just deserts

consequence and just deserts both are nouns.

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