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Antonyms for implication

Grammar : Noun
Spell : im-pli-key-shuhn
Phonetic Transcription : ˌɪm plɪˈkeɪ ʃən

Definition 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.
  • noun association, suggestion
Example sentences :
  • 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

Synonyms for implication

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