implication

Meaning

1. (uncountable) The act of implicating.
2. (uncountable) The state of being implicated.
3. (countable) A possible effect or result of a decision or action.
4. (countable, uncountable) An implying, or that which is implied, but not expressed; an inference, or something which may fairly be understood, though not expressed in words.
5. (countable) The connective in propositional calculus that, when joining two predicates A and B in that order, has the meaning "if A is true, then B is true".
6. (countable, uncountable) Logical consequence.

Synonyms

connotation

involvement

meaning

suggestion

hint

significance

inclusion

deduction

inference

entanglement

complicity

import

drawing in

assumption

comprehension

conclusion

entailment

insinuation

involving

subtext

undertone

underlying theme

conditional relation

logical implication

guilt

guiltiness

conjecture

idea

💡

illation

implicit

concern

imputation

blame

incrimination

indication

belonging

inkling

inculpation

interpretation

intimation

backwash

participation

latitude

magnanimity

nuance

precondition

premise

prerequisite

quantification

ramification

Translations

implication

implicación

implicazione

Implikation

implicação

ενοχή

Verwicklung

dedução

implicatie

implicació

sous-entendu

ενοχοποίηση

Umfassen

Einbeziehung

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌɪmpləˈkeɪʃən/

Etymology

From Middle French implication, from Latin implicationem (accusative of implicatio).Equivalent to implicate + -ion.