consequential
important or following as a result
Roots
- com-: with, together, complete, or intensified
- sequ / secut: follow
Other words with the sequ / secut root
- consequence: result that follows
- consequent: following as a result
- inconsequential: unimportant; not leading to meaningful results
- obsequious: overly eager to please
- sequel: work or event that follows
- sequence: ordered series
- sequential: arranged in order
Sequ gives follow. Consequential things matter because results follow from them.
One consequential edit changed the tone of the entire essay.
Consequential does not merely mean big. It means big in effect. Something happens, and real consequences follow behind it.