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Synonyms
con·se·quent (kŏńsĭ-kwĕnt́, -kwənt)

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin cōnsequēns, cōnsequent- present participle of cōnsequī, to follow closely, com-, intensive pref.; see com–, + sequī, to follow.]

adjective 

    1. Following as a natural effect, result, or conclusion: tried to prevent an oil spill and the consequent damage to wildlife.
    2. Following as a logical conclusion.
  2. Logically correct or consistent.
  3. Geology Having a position or direction determined by the original form or slope of the earth's surface: a consequent river; a consequent valley.

noun 

  1. Logic The conclusion, as of a syllogism or a conditional sentence.
  2. The second term of a ratio.