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

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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

Radical Numerics has not revealed the clinical outcomes of the patient who was given the AI virus, and the study has yet to be peer-reviewed.

— Devika Rao, TheWeek, 30 Oct. 2026
The model uses a World Reasoning Action Model (WRAM) architecture to connect task reasoning, outcome prediction, and action generation.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of outcome

Noun

Republicans argue the second Sullivan was recruited into the race to sow confusion, an allegation substantiated on Wednesday by a bombshell New York Times report.

— David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2026
The allegations implicate senior members of the conservative Catholic organization, including its global leader, Fernando Ocáriz.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 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

Eliminating the biannual clock change in favor of permanent daylight saving time would bring separate health ramifications, Rowley said.

— Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026
This almost feels criminal to make both fanbases wake up this early for a top-25 showdown with CFP ramifications.

— Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 26 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

Frenzy 6’s upcoming integration work will provide the next indication of how quickly the design can move toward flight.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
No escapee is known to have come from the OGD’s central ranks, an indication of the control imposed on the country’s most influential officials.

— Jieun Baek, Foreign Affairs, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of indication

Noun

The method is precise, but the effect is unruly, as if the chainsaws are really back there somewhere inside the speaker, about to slash through the cone.

— Andy Cush, Pitchfork, 31 Oct. 2026
But whether researchers intended to serve their funders’ agenda on CCS or not, some say the effect has been undeniable.

— Katie Worth, ProPublica, 30 Oct. 2026

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