consequence vs upshot

consequence and upshot both are nouns.

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

As nouns, consequence and upshot are synonyms defined as:

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

Other synonyms of consequence include effect, event, issue, outcome, result.

consequence (noun)	upshot (noun)
having important effects or influence	a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon