| Sequel 1. (n.) That which follows; a succeeding part; as, the sequel of a book or film. 2. (n.) Consequence; event; effect; result; as, let the sun cease, fail, or swerve, and the sequel would be ruin. 3. (n.) Conclusion; inference. Thesaurus Entries aftereffect, aftermath, alternation, by-product, chain, chasing, close, closing, conclusion, consecution, consequence, consequent, continuation, corollary, derivation, derivative, descendant, development, distillate, dogging, dynasty, effect, end, ending, event, eventuality, eventuation, finish, finishing, follow-up, following, fruit, harvest, heeling, heir, hounding, issue, legacy, line, lineage, logical outcome, offshoot, offspring, order, outcome, outgrowth, posterity, precipitate, product, progression, pursual, pursuance, pursuit, result, resultant, row, sequela, sequence, sequent, series, shadowing, successor, supplement, tailing, termination, trailing, train, upshot |