Synonyms: deduction, entailment, implication
Definition: something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied)
Usage: his resignation had political implications
Similar words: inference, illation
Definition: the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation
Synonyms: significance, implication, import
Definition: a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred
Usage: the significance of his remark became clear only later; the expectation was spread both by word and by implication
Similar words: meaning, substance
Definition: the idea that is intended
Usage: What is the meaning of this proverb?
Synonyms: implication
Definition: an accusation that brings into intimate and usually incriminating connection
Similar words: accusal, accusation
Definition: a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the act of imputing blame or guilt
Synonyms: implication
Definition: a relation implicated by virtue of involvement or close connection (especially an incriminating involvement)
Usage: he was suspected of implication in several robberies
Similar words: involvement
Definition: a connection of inclusion or containment
Usage: he escaped involvement in the accident; there was additional involvement of the liver and spleen
Synonyms: implication, conditional relation, logical implication
Definition: a logical relation between propositions p and q of the form `if p then q'; if p is true then q cannot be false
Similar words: logical relation
Definition: a relation between propositions