Antonyms for ensue
ɛnˈsuen·sue

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.5 / 2 votes

1. ensue

   Anything that comes after or goes after another, either in space or in time, is said to follow it. A servant follows or attends his master; a victorious general may follow the retiring enemy merely to watch and hold him in check; he chases or pursues with intent to overtake and attack; the chase is closer and hotter than the pursuit. (Compare synonyms for HUNT.) One event may follow another either with or without special connection; if it ensues, there is some orderly connection; as, the ensuing year; if it results from another, there is some relation of effect, consequence, or inference. A clerk observes his employer's directions. A child obeys his parent's commands, follows or copies his example, imitates his speech and manners. The compositor follows copy; the incoming succeeds the outgoing official.

   Synonyms:
   accompany, attend, chase, come after, copy, follow, go after, heed, imitate, obey, observe, practise, pursue, result, succeed

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:4.5 / 2 votes

1. ensue

   Antonyms:
   precede, threaten, premonish, forewarn

   Synonyms:
   follow, accrue, supervise, befall

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1. • Turn Out

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. result, ensueverb

   issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end

   "result in tragedy"

   Synonyms:
   result, leave, lead

How to use ensue in a sentence?

1. John Thune:

   The Democrats are going to rue the day. If they go forward with this, they are going to rue the day because the nuclear winter that will ensue in the Senate if they move forward with this is, it's just going to be, it will completely paralyze the Senate.

2. Vania Andre:

   There are very real fears about whether or not violence in the streets will ensue.

3. Adriana Beltrn:

   It is going to ensue into a battle.

4. Joe Brusuelas:

   The tightening of lending standards and actual lending that’s going to ensue on the backside of this will cool the economy in a significant way, and that might.

5. Brett Kavanaugh:

   Significant systemic benefits ensue from starting the statute of limitations clock when the state litigation in DNA testing cases like Reed’s has concluded.

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