Vocabulary
Consequence
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
a result or effect, typically one that is unwelcome or unpleasant.
Urdu meaning
نتیجہ، دور رس اثرات، انجام
Example sentences (from Dawn)
Sentences are selected from stored editorial text where your search word appears. If none appear yet, run the admin sentence generator for fuller coverage.
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Post-Charter, it is not the loser but the aggressor who is held responsible for unlawfully attacking or waging a war against another state.Payment of damages did not follow as an immediate consequence.
Dawn Editorials —
Who pays and how?
— 2026-04-25
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The Hormuz closure is a consequence of the war, not its main cause.
Dawn Editorials —
Ceasefire extension
— 2026-04-23
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This is the consequence ofno one askingthefoundational question: what is energy for?
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Energy vision
— 2026-03-07
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The consequence is that among educated Pakistanis these old tactics of constraining women are losing their hold.But much hatred still exists.
Dawn Editorials —
The war on women
— 2026-03-07
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This is the consequence of the fact that about 26m school-age children still have no access to school.
Dawn Editorials —
Young and restless
— 2026-03-02
Synonyms
result, upshot, outcome, out-turn, sequel, effect, reaction, repercussion, reverberations
Curator example
“abrupt withdrawal of drug treatment can have serious consequences”
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Urdu equivalents where we have them, word relations, and—when generated—real lines from the editorial archive
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