implications

noun

plural of implication
1
as in suggestions
an idea that is conveyed often indirectly He took issue with the implication that he could not be trusted with the assignment.

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2
as in ramifications
a future condition or occurrence traceable to a cause They were concerned with the possible implications of the new legislation.

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3
as in allegations
a formal claim of criminal wrongdoing against a person Employees were shocked by the implication of the company's CEO in the crime.

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Recent Examples of implications Houston travels to Utah on Saturday for a huge matchup with playoff implications. — Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026 For coastal communities, the implications extend beyond Antarctica. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026 This emergent growth dynamic comes with important implications. — Justin Worland, Time, 17 Oct. 2026 And of course, the implications of digital immortality research extend beyond personal loss. — Lissa Soep, Vox, 17 Oct. 2026 The president’s decisions carry great significance, with implications that will long outlast his administration. — Kate Andrews, Washington Post, 17 Oct. 2026 Every clinical breakthrough has cost implications, accelerates the pace of change and widens the gap between what is scientifically possible and what is practical for clinicians delivering care. — Brad Kreick, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Affordability is a major theme of the upcoming midterm elections — one that could have implications for how people vote in November. — Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026 New approaches to peptide design and drug delivery are testing how far those limits can be pushed, with potential implications for treatments across immunology, metabolic disease and beyond. — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for implications
  1. suggestions
  2. ramifications
  3. allegations
  4. inferences
  5. effects
  6. accusations
  7. indications
  8. consequences
Noun
  • Another 35% said AI provided suggestions or drafts while a person made every final call.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026
  • While international observers initially blamed Moscow, there are now increasing suggestions that Ukrainian state security agencies may have been involved — even though Ukraine counts Germany as one of its closest allies.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of suggestions
Noun
  • Back-and-forth arguments about the dinosaur’s true identity continued for the next 80 years, but the ramifications weren’t simply a matter of semantics.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Advertisement Experts say this decision will not only affect the pending lawsuit, but may also have ramifications for the future of government transparency.
    — Chantelle Lee, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of ramifications
Noun
  • Prosecutors leveled new allegations during a bail hearing Friday, accusing the couple of almost never allowing the children outside and claiming that Zhang previously fled the country to avoid an abuse allegation.
    — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
  • And while some of the allegations were never proved, he was convicted of perjury and perverting the course of justice and sentenced to four years in jail.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of allegations
Noun
  • La Liga is yet to release distribution amounts for 2025-26 but, based on previous seasons and inferences which can be drawn from Barca’s latest figures, the amount the club must hand over to Sixth Street is in the region of €40million per year.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Stevens allowed the case to proceed, noting there were multiple inferences to draw from the evidence and that one interpretation implicated Perillo.
    — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of inferences
Noun
  • Forecasters say this year's could be among the strongest on record, and its effects are already being felt across South America and far beyond.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Engineers need experimental evidence to understand those effects and refine their designs.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of effects
Noun
  • Political leaders traded accusations over Saturday's violence ahead of next spring's presidential election.
    — SYLVIE CORBET, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Now, McIlroy has issued a rebuttal to Kisner's harsh accusations.
    — Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of accusations
Noun
  • And there are indications that the rising costs aren’t going away anytime soon.
    — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Securing approval for those additional indications is likely necessary for Icotyde to become one of J & J's biggest drugs of all time , as executives have projected.
    — Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of indications
Noun
  • The consequences of these choices for American industry, workers, and labor market will be much larger than the – also important – pathways for entry level college graduates.
    — Byron Auguste, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Inclusion on the list could also presage a Section 301 investigation that could lead to legal consequences or restrictive import controls on the devices.
    — Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of consequences

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“Implications.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/implications. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

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