What is another word for implication?

Pronunciation: [ˌɪmplɪkˈe͡ɪʃən] (IPA)

The word "implication" refers to the conclusion that can be drawn from a particular statement or action. Some synonyms for this word include "consequence," "inference," "ramification," and "explanation." A consequence refers to the effect that a particular action or decision will have in the future. An inference, on the other hand, refers to a conclusion that can be drawn based on available evidence. A ramification is a result that occurs due to a particular decision, while an explanation refers to a statement that clarifies or simplifies a confusing concept or situation. While these words have slightly different meanings, they are all related to the idea of a conclusion or result that can be drawn from a particular situation.

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What are the opposite words for implication?

Implication is a noun that refers to the possible meaning or consequence of something. The opposite or antonyms of implication are explicitness, explication, clarity, and certainty. Explicitness refers to something that is clear and straightforward, leaving no room for ambiguity or misinterpretation. Explication means a detailed explanation or interpretation of something. Clarity is the quality of being transparent or easily understood. Certainty suggests that there is no doubt or uncertainty about something. In summary, these antonyms of implication suggest a clear, unambiguous, and certain meaning, rather than one that is ambiguous or open to interpretation.

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Usage examples for Implication

Still, although the very terms He here uses may not even by implication affirm His Divinity, it remains to be asked whether there are not parts of Christ's work as God's commissioner on earth which could be accomplished by no one who was not Himself Divine.
"The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St. John, Vol. I"
Marcus Dods
But it was hardly to be expected that he should altogether relish the witty implication, or the presumption of the unknown painter who had ventured to make it.
"Holbein"
Beatrice Fortescue
The true man would but dimly appear by implication.
"Memoirs of Orange Jacobs"
Orange Jacobs

Famous quotes with Implication

  • In Shakespearean tragedy the main source of the convulsion which produces suffering and death is never good: good contributes to this convulsion only from its tragic implication with its opposite in one and the same character.
    Andrew Coyle Bradley
  • The word power has such a generally negative implication in our society. What are people talking about? Are they talking about muscles, or control?
    James Hillman
  • The implication that everyone would have to accept its judgments uncritically, that it was a decision from which there could be no appeal, was astonishing.
    Edwin Meese
  • I love my country very dearly, and I greatly resent the implication that some of the places that I have sung and some of the people that I have known, and some of my opinions, whether they are religious or philosophical, make me less of an American.
    Pete Seeger
  • In rap music, even though the element of poetry is very strong, so is the element of the drum, the implication of the dance. Without the beat, its commercial value would certainly be more tenuous.
    Archie Shepp

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