consequence vs response

response vs consequence

consequence and response both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
consequence	Yes	No	No	No
response	Yes	No	No	No

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

consequence: a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
response: a result

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, knock-on effect, branch, offset, offshoot, outgrowth, product, placebo effect, position effect, repercussion, reverberation, fallout, side effect, spillover.

consequence (noun)	response (noun)
having important effects or influence	a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent
the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual	the manner in which an electrical or mechanical device responds to an input signal or a range of input signals
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon	the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange
	a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
	the manner in which something is greeted
	a phrase recited or sung by the congregation following a versicle by the priest or minister
	a result

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