upshot vs consequence

upshot and consequence both are nouns.

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

As nouns, upshot and consequence are synonyms defined as:

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

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

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