Synonyms of implications

implications

noun

plural of implication

1

as in suggestions

an idea that is conveyed often indirectly

He took issue with the implication that he could not be trusted with the assignment.

Related Words

• suggestions
• inferences
• indications
• clues
• intimations
• allusions
• cues
• messages
• hints
• connotations
• insinuations
• inklings
• topics
• matters
• senses
• questions
• burdens
• innuendos
• stuff
• spirits
• intentions
• contents
• subjects
• meanings
• motives
• natures
• essences
• souls
• essentialities
• intents
• imports
• nuclei
• hearts
• motifs
• kernels
• bottoms
• significances
• points
• cruxes
• cores
• gists
• denotations
• piths
• drifts
• significations
• purports
• marrows
• nubs
• quicks

2

as in ramifications

a future condition or occurrence traceable to a cause

They were concerned with the possible implications of the new legislation.

Related Words

• ramifications
• effects
• consequences
• outcomes
• repercussions
• echoes
• results
• fallouts
• denouements
• side effects
• developments
• issues
• resultants
• aftershocks
• by-products
• fates
• products
• offshoots
• aftereffects
• aftermaths
• corollaries
• afterclaps
• precipitates
• fruits
• conclusions
• ripples
• afterglows
• children
• blowbacks
• sequels
• spin-offs
• sequences
• outgrowths
• upshots
• backwashes

Dissimilar Words

• factors
• considerations
• determinants
• grounds
• foundations
• bases
• bases
• incentives
• stimuli
• sources
• origins
• reasons
• mothers
• causes
• roots
• springs
• antecedents
• groundworks
• inspirations
• impetuses
• occasions
• instigations
• causations

3

as in allegations

a formal claim of criminal wrongdoing against a person

Employees were shocked by the implication of the company's CEO in the crime.

Related Words

• allegations
• accusations
• indictments
• pleas
• countercharges
• criminations
• condemnations
• impeachments
• denunciations
• counteraccusations
• censures
• counts
• recriminations
• charges
• complaints
• arraignments
• raps

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of implications

Mayor Castillo told the Sun Sentinel on Friday that any financial implications for residents and whether the city will terminate its current contracts remain unclear. — Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026

The trial is being closely watched for its implications for other fatal high-speed crashes that don't involve drugs or alcohol. — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2026

That would mark a decisive break from the generally low and comparatively stable inflation environment that followed the global financial crisis — heralding wide-ranging implications for investors' portfolios. — Hugh Leask, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026

Thursday’s finale, with a tiebreaker and playoff implications, really mattered. — Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

This shift has implications not only for protocol design, but also for the technology used to operationalize these protocols. — Avik Pal, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2026

The show follows the implications and effects of abusive relationships, while also navigating the changing friendships of a group of college students into adulthood. — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026

Some are worried about the legal implications of handling such large quantities of previously private game builds as well. — Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 30 Aug. 2026

Well, the implications are nothing good for the candidates who are ultimately associated with it. — NBC news, 30 Aug. 2026