RESULTING Synonyms: 81 Similar and Opposite Words

resulting 1 of 2

adjective

as in resultant

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resulting

2 of 2

verb

present participle of result

as in redounding

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as in following

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Recent Examples of resulting

Adjective

Workers will dispute which tasks should be automated and how resulting gains should be distributed. — Gerui Wang, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Verb

These incidents are most often natural, resulting from heart attacks or medical emergencies, but more rarely can be the result of accidents, suicide or violence. — Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for resulting

Adjective

Both aircraft were destroyed in the resultant crash with fire causing the death of four crew members on both planes.

— Jerry Shnay, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2026
The resultant work will ultimately be publicly presented, and as part of the residency’s stipulations, Rowe will retain intellectual property rights to and ownership of it.

— News Desk, Artforum, 22 May 2026

Definition of resultant

Verb

The high risk of – and challenges of addressing – oil spills and other safety incidents in the hostile Arctic climate are another dissuading factor, as are environmental costs of operating there.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
Will Howard, a sixth-round pick last year, guided the Steelers to a touchdown while deftly operating the 2-minute offense.

— CBS News, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of operating

Verb

Encouraged by his son, Michael, Storch held talks over becoming a minority shareholder at Reading alongside fellow American Rob Couhig, before believing a full takeover of Cardiff City was possible following their relegation to League One.

— Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
With King's termination, two Brinker employees have now been fired following the allegations involving Campbell.

— Amelia Mugavero, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of following

Adjective

The recovery has been further sidelined by Israel and the United States’ launching their February war on Iran and the consequent global shock to oil markets and spiking prices for mortgages and other types of borrowing.

— Alexander Smith, NBC news, 23 June 2026
The Iran war and the consequent global surge in energy prices is having a ripple effect on the war in Ukraine.

— Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 2 Apr. 2026

Definition of consequent

Verb

Two other teens were cited for careless driving and performing risky stunts in a retail parking lot.

— Ashley Portillo, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
After performing in South Carolina, Barker and Goldstein chartered a private plane for their trip back to Los Angeles.

— Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of performing

Verb

But the recording itself — which happened in eerie circumstances and nearly destroyed one of the trumpets — also underlines how our handling of antiquities has evolved dramatically in the intervening decades.

— Sheena McKenzie, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
The impasse was broken only when Emperor Hirohito took the extraordinary step of personally intervening in the political decision-making process—a move virtually unprecedented in modern Japanese history—to demand Japan at last accept surrender.

— James M. Scott, Time, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of intervening

Adjective

In engineering, computer science, medicine and related professions, an experienced practitioner can frequently earn far more in industry than a university is prepared to pay.

— Francisco Ruiz, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
Authorities said Jordan and Bailey have been in custody since August 2024 when they were arrested for related state offenses.

— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of related

Verb

Fernandes says the north side of the park is much better than the south side because his team is working section by section to bring change, noting that a safe park is critical to the well-being of the people who live in the area.

— Jeff Nguyen, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
For this fixture, Aaronson seems like the safer, reassuring, hard-working choice Farke will make.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026