Implication Meaning
/ˌɪmpləˈkeɪʃən/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe act of implicating.
nounThe state of being implicated.
Sentence Examples
What was the implication of his remark?
Her implication in the crime was obvious.
Algeria is facing the economic implication of the coronavirus.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
His silence in the meeting carried the ____ that he disagreed with the plan.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ of the new tax policy is that most middle-class families will pay slightly more each year.
Word Origin & History
From Middle French implication, from Latin implicationem (accusative of implicatio).Equivalent to implicate + -ion.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"And while that number is expected to shift back slightly into positive territory over this decade, fewer children today establishes an unmistakable implication for tomorrow: fewer adults available as consumers, workers and taxpayers."
— 2021 April 23, Ronald Brownstein, “The racist ‘replacement theory’ has it all backward”, in CNN:
"With his legal maneuverings, Trump is showing that he also understands the implications of this election — one that could give him substantial powers as president to defray or dismiss many of the legal threats that he’s facing and to behave in office without future accountability."
— 2024 February 5, Stephen Collinson, “Trump’s legal battles are at a critical moment with major implications for the 2024 election”, in CNN:
"But we can also take a more analytical attitude to these displays, interpreting the movements as no more than approachings, touchings, and departings with no implication that one shape caused the other to move."
— 2011, Lance J. Rips, Lines of Thought: Central Concepts in Cognitive Psychology, page 168:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
His silence in the meeting carried the ____ that he disagreed with the plan.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ of the new tax policy is that most middle-class families will pay slightly more each year.