consequence vs knock-on effect

knock-on effect vs consequence

consequence and knock-on effect both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
consequence	Yes	No	No	No
knock-on effect	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, knock-on effect is a hyponym of consequence; that is, knock-on effect is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than consequence:

consequence: a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
knock-on effect: a secondary or incidental effect

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

consequence (noun)	knock-on effect (noun)
having important effects or influence	a secondary or incidental effect
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 knock-on effect

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