ADJ
- considerable, crucial, enormous, important, major, massive, strong
- main
- deeper, fundamental, profound
- broad, far-reaching, wider
- discussing the broader implications of the medical plan
- full
- Now they realized the full implications of the new system
- direct
- clear, obvious
- underlying
- general
- further
- possible, potential
- future, long-term
- grave, serious
- disturbing, frightening, ominous, sinister
- adverse, damaging, negative
- interesting
- radical, revolutionary
- practical
- These results have important practical implications
- commercial, constitutional, economic, educational, environmental, ethical, financial, ideological, legal, moral, philosophical, political, psychological, social
- the constitutional implications of a royal divorce
- cost, health, policy, resource, safety, security, tax
VERB + IMPLICATION
- carry, have
- The emphasis on testing leads to greater stress among students and carries implications of failure
- grasp, realize, understand
- assess, consider, examine, explore, ponder, study
- You need to consider the legal implications before you publish anything
- digest
- discuss
- explain
- accept
- a society that fully accepts the implications of disability
- reject
- ignore
IMPLICATION + VERB
- arise
- Several interesting implications arise from these developments
- be involved
- Given the resource implications involved, the plan will have to be scaled down
PREP
- ~ about
- disturbing implications about the company's future
- ~ for
- The research has far-reaching implications for medicine as a whole
ADJ
- 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
- unspoken
VERB + 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
PREP
- by ~
- In refusing to believe our story, he is saying by implication that we are lying
