- implication
- noun1 possible effect/resultADJECTIVE▪ considerable, crucial, enormous, important, major, massive, significant, strong▪ main▪ deeper, profound▪ broad, far-reaching, wider, wide-ranging▪
The broader implications of the plan were discussed.
▪ full▪Now they realized the full implications of the new system.
▪ direct▪ clear, obvious▪ general▪ further▪ possible, potential▪ future, long-term▪ dire, grave, serious▪ disturbing, ominous, sinister▪ adverse, negative▪ interesting▪ radical, revolutionary▪ practical▪These results have important practical implications.
▪ theoretical▪ commercial, economic, financial▪ environmental▪ educational, psychological, social, societal▪ constitutional, legal, political▪the constitutional implications of a royal divorce
▪ ethical, ideological, metaphysical, moral, philosophical, theological▪ clinical, therapeutic▪ cost, health, policy, resource (esp. BrE), safety, security, taxVERB + IMPLICATION▪ carry, have▪The emphasis on testing leads to greater stress among students and carries implications of failure.
▪ appreciate, grasp, realize, understand▪ assess, consider, examine, explore, ponder, study▪You need to consider the legal implications before you publish anything.
▪ digest▪ discuss▪ explain▪ draw, draw out▪Her article attempts to draw out the implications of this argument.
▪ address▪Their work addresses the implications of new technology.
▪ accept▪a society that fully accepts the implications of disability
▪ reject▪ ignoreIMPLICATION + VERB▪ arise▪Several interesting implications arise from these developments.
▪ be involved▪Given the resource implications involved, the plan will have to be scaled down.
PREPOSITION▪ implication about▪disturbing implications about the company's future
▪ implication for▪The research has far-reaching implications for medicine as a whole.
2 sth suggested but not said openlyADJECTIVE▪ clear, obvious▪The implication is clear: young females do better if they mate with a new male.
▪ possible▪His remark seemed to have various possible implications.
▪ unspokenVERB + IMPLICATION▪ carry, have▪ understand▪ digest▪Brian paused for a moment while he digested the implications of this statement.
▪ resent▪I resent the implication that I don't care about my father.
PREPOSITION▪ by implication▪In refusing to believe our story, he is saying by implication that we are lying.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
