Antonyms for implication
ˌɪm plɪˈkeɪ ʃənim·pli·ca·tion

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.5 / 2 votes

1. implication

   A suggestion (Latin sub, under, and gero, bring) brings something before the mind less directly than by formal or explicit statement, as by a partial statement, an incidental allusion, an illustration, a question, or the like. Suggestion is often used of an unobtrusive statement of one's views or wishes to another, leaving consideration and any consequent action entirely to his judgment, and is hence, in many cases, the most respectful way in which one can convey his views to a superior or a stranger. A suggestion may be given unintentionally, and even unconsciously, as when we say an author has "a suggestive style." An intimation is a suggestion in brief utterance, or sometimes by significant act, gesture, or token, of one's meaning or wishes; in the latter case it is often the act of a superior; as, God in his providence gives us intimations of his will. A hint is still more limited in expression, and is always covert, but frequently with good intent; as, to give one a hint of danger or of opportunity. Insinuation and innuendo are used in the bad sense; an insinuation is a covert or partly veiled injurious utterance, sometimes to the very person attacked; an innuendo is commonly secret as well as sly, as if pointing one out by a significant nod (Latin in, in, to, and nuo, nod).

   Synonyms:
   hint, innuendo, insinuation, intimation, suggestion

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1. • Accusation
   • Involvement
   • Meaning

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:1.0 / 2 votes

1. deduction, entailment, implicationnoun

   something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied)

   "his resignation had political implications"

   Synonyms:
   import, entailment, synthesis, tax write-off, subtraction, price reduction, deductive reasoning, significance, tax deduction, discount, conditional relation, deduction, logical implication

2. significance, import, implicationnoun

   a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred

   "the significance of his remark became clear only later"; "the expectation was spread both by word and by implication"

   Synonyms:
   importee, import, consequence, moment, meaning, deduction, signification, significance, entailment, conditional relation, logical implication, importation

3. implicationnoun

   an accusation that brings into intimate and usually incriminating connection

   Synonyms:
   conditional relation, deduction, entailment, import, significance, logical implication

4. implication, logical implication, conditional relationnoun

   a logical relation between propositions p and q of the form `if p then q'; if p is true then q cannot be false

   Synonyms:
   conditional relation, deduction, entailment, import, significance, logical implication

5. implicationnoun

   a relation implicated by virtue of involvement or close connection (especially an incriminating involvement)

   "he was suspected of implication in several robberies"

   Synonyms:
   conditional relation, deduction, entailment, import, significance, logical implication

How to use implication in a sentence?

1. Regina Ip:

   Thereafter, Hong Kong Chinese who acquire a foreign nationality of their own free will, will be deemed to have lost Chinese nationality, in strict accordance with Article 9 of the Chinese Nationality Law, when they make a conscious decision to leave and, by implication, give up on Hong Kong, it is only right that they should be asked to make their choice -- China or a foreign country -- foreign citizenship or the right of abode and the right to vote in Hong Kong.

2. Olivier Jakob:

   Uncertainty over Greece is bearish for oil. It adds an extra negative factor on top of the turmoil in Chinese financial markets, the recent rise in U.S. drilling rigs, and a potential increase in Iranian oil supply, the main implication is for euro/dollar and I think it will put additional pressure on the euro.

3. Jeb Bush:

   For a short-term solution to a problem that had global implication, I think that was probably the right thing to do.

4. Stephen Brackett:

   It was really important to us that, obviously, this show is about a young, gay, overweight Black man, it's very specific to the identity of that story, but we knew that we wanted it to have as much of a universal implication as possible.

5. Senate Democrats:

   If your implication is that the White House wants this, I think that's wrong.

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