Dictionary Check: implication

"implication" is a valid word!

Scrabble 17 points
Words with Friends 22 points

Definition

noun

something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied)

Example: "his resignation had political implications"
Synonyms:
noun

a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred

Example: "the significance of his remark became clear only later"
Synonyms:
noun

an accusation that brings into intimate and usually incriminating connection

noun

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

noun

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

Example: "he was suspected of implication in several robberies"

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