IMPLICATION Synonyms
There are 14 hypernyms of the word implication. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for IMPLICATION
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deduction | nounn | |||||||
noun • a reduction in the gross amount on which a tax is calculated; reduces taxes by the percentage fixed for the taxpayer's income bracket • an amount or percentage deducted • something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied) • reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect) • the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole) • the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise | ||||||||
conclusion | nounn | |||||||
noun • a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration • an intuitive assumption • the temporal end; the concluding time • event whose occurrence ends something • the proposition arrived at by logical reasoning (such as the proposition that must follow from the major and minor premises of a syllogism) • the act of ending something • a final settlement • the last section of a communication • the act of making up your mind about something | ||||||||
consequence | nounn | |||||||
noun • a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon • the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual • having important effects or influence | ||||||||
effect | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon • an outward appearance • an impression (especially one that is artificial or contrived) • the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work • (of a law) having legal validity • a symptom caused by an illness or a drug verb • produce • act so as to bring into existence | ||||||||
inference | nounn | |||||||
noun • the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation | ||||||||
outcome | nounn | |||||||
noun • something that results • a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon | ||||||||
ramification | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of branching out or dividing into branches • a part of a forked or branching shape • a development that complicates a situation • an arrangement of branching parts | ||||||||
repercussion | nounn | |||||||
noun • a remote or indirect consequence of some action • a movement back from an impact | ||||||||
result | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon • a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem • something that results • the semantic role of the noun phrase whose referent exists only by virtue of the activity denoted by the verb in the clause verb • issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end • produce as a result or residue • come about or follow as a consequence | ||||||||
suggestion | nounn | |||||||
noun • an idea that is suggested • a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection • a just detectable amount • persuasion formulated as a suggestion • the sequential mental process in which one thought leads to another by association • the act of inducing hypnosis | ||||||||
entailment | nounn | |||||||
noun • something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied) | ||||||||
import | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • commodities (goods or services) bought from a foreign country • an imported person brought from a foreign country • the message that is intended or expressed or signified • a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred • having important effects or influence verb • bring in from abroad • transfer (electronic data) into a database or document • indicate or signify | ||||||||
significance | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of being significant • a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred • the message that is intended or expressed or signified | ||||||||
conditional relation | nounn | |||||||
noun • a logical relation between propositions p and q of the form `if p then q'; if p is true then q cannot be false | ||||||||
logical implication | nounn | |||||||
noun • a logical relation between propositions p and q of the form `if p then q'; if p is true then q cannot be false |