What was the implication of his remark?
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Implication
/ˌɪmpləˈkeɪʃən/
Synonyms for "implication" (226 found)
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Closest matches (46)
absorptionaccusalaccusationaccusingaffective meaningallegationallegementallegoryallusionarcane meaningarraignabilityarraignablenessarraignmentassaultassociateassociationassumptionattackbearingbill of particulars
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blameblameworthinessbloody handsbringing of chargesbringing to bookbroad hintburdencensurabilitycensurablenesscensurechargechargeabilitycitationcluecolorationcoloringcomplaintcomplicityconclusionconnection
Adjective(1 words)
academic consequence
Noun(5 words)
Strong matches (67)
connotationconsequencecountcriminalitycueculpabilitydelationdenotationdenouncementdenunciationdirty handsdrifteffectembarrassmentengagementenmeshmententailmententanglementessenceextension
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forcegentle hintgesturegistglimmerglimmeringgrammatical meaningguiltguiltinessguilty consciencehintideaimpactimpeachabilityimpeachablenessimpeachmentimplied meaningimportimpugnmentimputationinclusionincriminationinculpationindexindicationindictabilityindictablenessindictmentinferenceinformation
Noun(11 words)
connotationconnotationsconsequencedeductionentailmenthidden messagehintingif-then relationimportinferenceinference relation
Adjective(4 words)
connotative meaninghidden traitimplied meaning inferenceindirect meaning
Verb(2 words)
establish a precedentimplying
Related words (113)
inklinginnuendoinsinuationintensionintimationinvolutioninvolvementironic suggestionkicklawsuitlaying of chargeslexical meaningliteral meaninglookmattermeaningmessagemetaphorical sensenodnuance
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nudgeoccult meaningonusovertonepeccancypertinencepithplaintpointpractical consequencepresumptionpresuppositionpromptprosecutionpurportramificationrange of meaningreal meaningred-handednessreferencereferentrelationrelevancereprehensibilityreproachreproachablenessreprovabilityreprovablenessscentscopesemantic clustersemantic fieldsensesignsignalsignificancesignificationsignificatumsignifiespan of meaningspiritspoorstructural meaningsubsensesubsidiary sensesubstancesubsumptionsuggestionsuitsumsum and substancesuppositionsuspicionsymbolic meaningsymbolismsymptomtaxingtelltaletenortingetotality of associationstouchtracktransferred meaningtrue billunadorned meaningundercurrentundermeaningundertoneunspoken accusationvalueveiled accusationwhisperwink
Noun(18 words)
inklingsinnuendoesinnuendosinsinuationslogical consequencelogical implicationmeaningsoutcomeovertonesramificationresulting fromsemantic effectsemanticssignificancesuggested meaningsuggestionsundertonesword meaning
Adjective(1 words)
political import
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15 entriesaccusalaccusationconclusioneffectillationinferenceinvolvementlogical connectivelogical relationmeaningoutcomereasoningrelationsemanticssubstance
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11 entriesCollocations
6 entrieseconomic implicationeducational implicationhidden implicationlogical implicationpolitical implicationunintended implication
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
4 entriesSample sentences
14 total sentences available.
Her implication in the crime was obvious.
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The implication was that where there was a well, there were residents.
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I resent that implication.
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