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Synonyms for implication
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : im-pli-key-shuhn |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌɪm plɪˈkeɪ ʃən |
Top 10 synonyms for implication
Définition of implication
Origin :- early 15c., "action of entangling," from Latin implicationem (nominative implicatio) "interweaving, entanglement," from past participle stem of implicare "involve, entangle, connect closely," from assimilated form of in- "into, in, on, upon" (see in- (2)) + plicare "to fold" (see ply (v.1)). Meaning "something implied (but not expressed)" is from 1550s.
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- I wish it were possible to speak of God without the implication of dealing with religion.
- Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
- This, it must be observed, was not a direct falsehood: it was such only by implication.
- Extract from : « Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. I » by Francis Augustus Cox
- "We must make haste, Miss Calendar," said Kirkwood, ignoring the implication.
- Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance
- I should have been shot for that but His Majesty did not see the implication.
- Extract from : « City of Endless Night » by Milo Hastings
- If these papers do not say so plainly, they say it by implication.
- Extract from : « The House Under the Sea » by Sir Max Pemberton
- They brought the implication of an immoral influence, the atmosphere of an evil life.
- Extract from : « The Eternal City » by Hall Caine
- "It was as I say," Sim answered, as though hurt by the implication.
- Extract from : « The Shadow of a Crime » by Hall Caine
- Sim felt this before Ralph had realized the implication of his words.
- Extract from : « The Shadow of a Crime » by Hall Caine
- There was the implication in his voice and manner that he observed changes which disconcerted him.
- Extract from : « The Market-Place » by Harold Frederic
- The implication and the murmur from the spectators was not lost upon Rathburn.
- Extract from : « The Coyote » by James Roberts
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