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implication - 19 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | implication |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | association, suggestion |
| Synonyms: | assumption, conclusion, connection, connotation, entanglement, guess, hint, hypothesis, indication, inference, innuendo, intimation, involvement, link, meaning, overtone, presumption, ramification, reference, significance, undertone, union, incrimination, signification |
| Main Entry: | allusion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | indirect reference; hint |
| Synonyms: | charge, citation, connotation, denotation, figure of speech, implication, imputation, indication, inference, innuendo, insinuation, intimation, mention, play on words, quotation, remark, statement, suggestion, casual remark, incidental mention |
| Notes: | allusion is an 'indirect mention,' illusion is 'false impression,' and delusion is 'deception' which is much stronger than illusion |
| Antonyms: | reality |
| Main Entry: | complicity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | conspiracy |
| Synonyms: | agreement, collaboration, collusion, concurrence, confederacy, engineering, guilt, implication, intrigue, involvement, machination, manipulation, partnership, abetment, complot, connivance, guiltiness |
| Antonyms: | ignorance, innocence, refusal, noninvolvement |
| Main Entry: | contents |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | elements of larger object |
| Synonyms: | capacity, cargo, connotation, details, essence, filling, freight, gist, guts, implication, innards, inside, lading, load, meaning, nub, packing, shipment, significance, size, space, stuffing, subject matter, substance, sum, text, volume, chapters, constituents, divisions, furnishing, ingredients, subjects, themes, topics |
| Main Entry: | denotation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | explicit meaning |
| Synonyms: | definition, implication, indication, meaning, signification |
| Main Entry: | hint |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | indication; suggestion |
| Synonyms: | advice, allusion, announcement, clue, communication, connotation, denotation, evidence, help, idea, implication, impression, inference, information, inkling, innuendo, insinuation, intimation, iota, lead, mention, notice, notion, observation, omen, pointer, print, reference, reminder, scent, sign, smattering, suspicion, symptom, taste, telltale, tinge, tip, token, trace, warning, whiff*, whisper, wink*, wrinkle*, adumbration, flea in ear, glimmering, signification, tip-off, word to wise |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | indication |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | evidence, clue |
| Synonyms: | augury, cue, earnest, explanation, expression, gesture, hint, implication, index, inkling, intimation, manifestation, mark, nod, note, notion, omen, pledge, portent, preamble, proof, reminder, show, sign, signal, significant, suggestion, symptom, telltale, token, trace, vestige, warning, wind*, wink*, adumbration, attestation, auspice, forewarning, indicia, prefiguration, prognostic, prolegomenon, signifier |
| Antonyms: | misinformation |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | innuendo |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | suggestion |
| Synonyms: | allusion, aside, aspersion, hint, implication, imputation, insinuation, intimation, overtone, reference, whisper |
| Antonyms: | evidence, proof |
| Main Entry: | intimation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | clue, hint |
| Synonyms: | allusion, announcement, breath, communication, cue, declaration, implication, indication, inkling, innuendo, insinuation, notice, notion, reminder, shade, shadow, strain, streak, suggestion, suspicion, telltale, tinge, tip, trace, warning, wind |
| Main Entry: | nuance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | slight difference; shading |
| Synonyms: | dash, degree, distinction, gradation, hint, implication, nicety, refinement, shade, shadow, soupçon, subtlety, suggestion, suspicion, tinge, touch, trace |
| Main Entry: | undertone |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | suggestion, whisper |
| Synonyms: | association, atmosphere, buzz, connotation, feeling, flavor, hint, hum, implication, mumble, murmur, mutter, overtone, rumor, tinge, touch, trace, undercurrent, low tone |
| Main Entry: | blame |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | condemnation |
| Synonyms: | accusation, animadversion, arraignment, attack, censure, charge, complaint, criticism, denunciation, depreciation, diatribe, disapproval, disfavor, disparagement, implication, imputation, indictment, invective, obloquy, opposition, rebuke, remonstrance, reprimand, reproach, reproof, repudiation, slur, tirade, attribution, castigation, chiding, disapprobation, expostulation, exprobation, impeachment, incrimination, inculpation, objurgation, recrimination, reprehension, reprobation |
| Antonyms: | applause, commendation, exaltation, exoneration, praise, thanks, exculpation |
| Main Entry: | import |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | meaning |
| Synonyms: | bearing, bottom line*, construction, drift*, gist*, heart*, implication, intention, interpretation, meat*, message, name of the game*, nuts and bolts*, point, punch line*, purport, score*, sense, significance, stuff*, thrust, understanding, acceptation, intendment, nature of beast, significancy, signification |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | meaning |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | message, signification |
| Synonyms: | allusion, bearing, bottom line*, connotation, content, context, definition, denotation, drift, effect, essence, explanation, force, gist, heart*, hint, implication, import, interpretation, intimation, meat, name of the game*, nitty-gritty*, nuance, nuts and bolts*, pith, point, purport, sense, significance, spirit, stuff, subject, subject matter, substance, suggestion, tenor, thrust, understanding, upshot, use, value, worth, acceptation, nature of beast, symbolization |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | reference |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | remark, citation |
| Synonyms: | allusion, connecting, hint, implication, innuendo, insinuation, mention, mentioning, note, plug*, quotation, resource, source, advertence, associating, attributing, bringing up, indicating, pointing out, relating, stating |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | significance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | meaning |
| Synonyms: | bottom line*, connotation, drift, force, heart, implication, import, meat*, message, name of the game*, nitty-gritty*, nub, nuts and bolts*, point, punch line*, purport, score, sense, stuff, understanding, acceptation, intendment, kicker, nature of the beast, significancy, signification |
| Antonyms: | insignificance, unimportance, meaninglessness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | drift |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | meaning, significance of communication |
| Synonyms: | aim, design, direction, end, gist, implication, import, intention, object, progress, progression, purport, scope, significance, tendency, tenor |
| Main Entry: | value |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | advantage, worth |
| Synonyms: | account, bearing, benefit, caliber, condition, connotation, consequence, content, denotation, distinction, drift, eminence, esteem, estimation, excellence, finish, force, goodness, grade, help, implication, import, importance, interpretation, mark, meaning, merit, power, preference, profit, purpose, quality, regard, sense, significance, state, stature, substance, superiority, use, usefulness, utility, valuation, desirability, marketability, repute, serviceableness |
| Antonyms: | detriment, disadvantage |
| Main Entry: | sense |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | point, meaning |
| Synonyms: | advantage, bottom line*, burden, core, definition, drift, gist, good, heart, implication, import, interpretation, logic, matter, meat*, meat and potatoes*, message, name of the game*, nitty-gritty*, nuance, nub, nuts and bolts*, punch line*, purport, purpose, reason, short, significance, stuff, substance, thrust, understanding, upshot, use, value, worth, acceptation, denotatiton, intendment, nature of the beast, significancy, signification |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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