What was the implication of his remark?
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Implication
//ˌɪmpləˈkeɪʃən//
Synonyms for "implication" (191 found)
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conclusionconnectionconnotationconsequencecountcriminalitycueculpabilitydeductiondelationdenotationdenouncementdenunciationdirty handsdrifteffectembarrassmentengagementenmeshmententailment
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entanglementessenceextensionforcegentle hintgesturegistglimmerglimmeringgrammatical meaningguiltguiltinessguilty consciencehintideaimpactimpeachabilityimpeachablenessimpeachmentimplied meaningimportimpugnmentimputationinclusionincriminationinculpationindexindicationindictabilityindictablenessindictmentinferenceinformation
Noun(4 words)
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inklinginnuendoinsinuationintensionintimationinvolutioninvolvementironic suggestionkicklawsuitlaying of chargeslexical meaningliteral meaninglookmattermeaningmessagemetaphorical sensenodnuance
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nudgeoccult meaningonusovertonepeccancypertinencepithplaintpointpractical consequencepresumptionpresuppositionpromptprosecutionpurportramificationrange of meaningreal meaningred-handednessreferencereferentrelationrelevancereprehensibilityreproachreproachablenessreprovabilityreprovablenessscentscopesemantic clustersemantic fieldsensesignsignalsignificationsignificatumsignifiespan of meaningspiritspoorstructural meaningsubsensesubsidiary sensesubstancesubsumptionsuggestionsuitsumsum and substancesuppositionsuspicionsymbolic meaningsymbolismsymptomtaxingtelltaletenortingetotality of associationstouchtracktransferred meaningtrue billunadorned meaningundercurrentundermeaningundertoneunspoken accusationvalueveiled accusationwhisperwink
Noun(2 words)
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9 entriesTranslations
60 translations across 26 languages.
Afrikaans
4 entries- gevolg noun (possible effect or result of a decision or action)
- gevolg noun (logical consequence)
- implikasie noun (that which is implied, but not expressed)
- uitwerking noun (possible effect or result of a decision or action)
Arabic
1 entries- تَلَازُم noun (logical connective)
Bulgarian
1 entries- подтекст noun (that which is implied, but not expressed)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 含意 noun (logical connective)
- 意味 noun (logical connective)
Czech
1 entries- implikace noun (logical connective)
Dutch
1 entries- implicatie noun (that which is implied, but not expressed)
Esperanto
1 entries- implikacio noun (logical connective)
Finnish
1 entries- implikaatio noun (logical connective)
French
1 entries- implication noun (logical consequence)
German
4 entries- Andeutung noun (that which is implied, but not expressed)
- Auswirkung noun (possible effect or result of a decision or action)
- Bedeutung noun (possible effect or result of a decision or action)
- Folge noun (possible effect or result of a decision or action)
Greek
3 entries- υποκείμενη συνέπεια noun (that which is implied, but not expressed)
- υποκείμενο συμπέρασμα noun (that which is implied, but not expressed)
- υπονοούμενο noun (that which is implied, but not expressed)
Hungarian
1 entries- implikáció noun (logical connective)
Indonesian
1 entries- implikasi noun (logical connective)
Irish
1 entries- impleacht noun (that which is implied, but not expressed)
Italian
4 entries- connessione noun (logical connective)
- conseguenza noun (logical consequence)
- implicazione noun (possible effect or result of a decision or action)
- implicazione noun (that which is implied, but not expressed)
Japanese
1 entries- 含意 noun (logical connective)
Macedonian
2 entries- импликација noun (logical connective)
- следство noun (logical connective)
Malay
2 entries- implikasi noun (that which is implied, but not expressed)
- implikasi noun (logical connective)
Persian
1 entries- پیامد noun (logical consequence)
Portuguese
1 entries- implicação noun (logical consequence)
Russian
2 entries- имплика́ция noun (logical connective)
- намёк noun (that which is implied, but not expressed)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- dublje značenje noun (that which is implied, but not expressed)
- dublji smisao noun (that which is implied, but not expressed)
- implikacija noun (that which is implied, but not expressed)
- implikacija noun (logical connective)
Spanish
4 entries- aposiopesis noun (that which is implied, but not expressed)
- implicación noun (logical consequence)
- precesión noun (that which is implied, but not expressed)
- reticencia noun (that which is implied, but not expressed)
Swedish
2 entries- följd noun (possible effect or result of a decision or action)
- konsekvens noun (possible effect or result of a decision or action)
Turkish
4 entries- akıl yürütme noun (logical connective)
- bulaştırma noun (that which is implied, but not expressed)
- dolaylı anlatım noun (that which is implied, but not expressed)
- gerektirme noun (logical connective)
Ukrainian
2 entries- підте́кст noun (that which is implied, but not expressed)
- імпліка́ція noun (logical connective)
Sample 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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