IMPLICATION Synonyms: 126 Similar and Opposite Words

implication

noun

Definition of implication

as in suggestion

an idea that is conveyed often indirectly He took issue with the implication that he could not be trusted with the assignment.

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as in outcome

a future condition or occurrence traceable to a cause They were concerned with the possible implications of the new legislation.

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as in allegation

a formal claim of criminal wrongdoing against a person Employees were shocked by the implication of the company's CEO in the crime.

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Recent Examples of implication How questions over data center investment play out has big implications for how companies and investors approach the future of energy and, by extension, climate. — Justin Worland, Time, 23 Oct. 2026 The vulnerability has implications far beyond a single company or platform, because PHP is a key piece of software that helps run millions of websites. — Doug Jacobson, The Conversation, 23 Oct. 2026 There are also interesting matchups with playoff implications in the Independent Football League, where Innovation (8-0) is one of four unbeatens. — Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026 On tariffs, an issue with direct implications for Michigan's auto industry, the candidates drew a clear contrast. — Elaine Rojas-Castillo, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for implication

Recent Examples of Synonyms for implication

Noun

Maxey, a first-time All-Star starter last season, had a suggestion to fix the rebounding woes.

— Dan Gelston, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
Vanity Fair met up with the mayoral candidate at The Trails café in Griffith Park (her suggestion), not far from her home in Silver Lake, to learn more.

— Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of suggestion

Noun

Under his leadership, Israel’s prison service has drawn allegations of abuse for its treatment of Palestinian detainees.

— Eric Cortellessa, Time, 22 Oct. 2026
The allegations were initally investigated as an ethics violation but evolved into a criminal matter.

— Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of allegation

Noun

Through a partnership with Amazon Web Services , Cerebras is developing an approach called inference disaggregation, which splits the work between two types of chips.

— Paul Meeks, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026
On October 1st, OpenAI resumed reinforcement learning training and internal inference with tighter security measures, the blog post says.

— Emma Roth, The Verge, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of inference

Noun

Lanterns works so well in part because it was conceived as a standalone complete story, albeit one with ramifications for future DCU projects, thereby freeing up the writers to create something truly unique, with no forced, awkward tie-ins.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 19 Oct. 2026
Just narrowing the area where the nontrivial zeros can appear has had huge ramifications.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of ramification

Noun

Five days ago, the two exchanged barbs and accusations in a debate on TV Band.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
The university has not responded to CNN’s questions about why the full transcript of Jane Doe’s police interview, which included Doe’s explicit rape accusation, was not included in the statement prepared by police for the DA.

— Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of accusation

Noun

Some opening day effects are long gone, such as the illusion created by actual shifting doors at the start of the attraction, or visions of tumbling rubble near its beginning.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
The progression from vessel impact to environmental damage is clear to see in many cases, said Brian Barnes, who is part of a group of satellite oceanographers at the University of South Florida analyzing the effects of this war from afar.

— Paula Hancocks, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026

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