Consequence
Consequence noun - A condition or occurrence traceable to a cause.
Usage example: the flood was an inevitable consequence of the prolonged, heavy rains
Implication is a synonym for consequence. In some cases you can use "Implication" instead a noun "Consequence".
Implication
Implication noun - Something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied).
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Synonyms for Implication
Consequence is a synonym for implication. Sometimes you can use "Consequence" instead a noun "Implication".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- inference and consequence
- inference and implication
- force and consequence
- force and implication
- value and consequence
- value and implication
- significance and consequence
- significance and implication
- corollary and consequence
- corollary and implication
- upshot and consequence
- upshot and implication
- substance and consequence
- substance and implication
How words are described
| clear | clear consequence | clear implication |
| particular | particular consequence | particular implication |
| usual | usual consequence | usual implication |
| natural | natural consequence | natural implication |
| Other adjectives: direct, obvious, small, real, extreme, huge, little, dark, interesting, important, moral, major, possible, apparent, indirect, mere, further, odd, unintentional, darker. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- Starwalker: The star step drive has the unfortunate consequence of destroying stars and, by implication, entire systems.
Source: Gone Horribly Wrong - Gone Horribly Wrong: The star step drive has the unfortunate consequence of destroying stars and, by implication, entire systems.
Source: Website / Starwalker -
Add to the that the implication that this sort of sexual abuse may have been going on for years and that Satsuki's personality is a consequence of it and you have a deeply unsettling aversion of Double Standard: Rape, Female on Female.
Source: Fan Disservice / Anime
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Implication and Consequence. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/consequence/implication
Consequence & Implication. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/consequence/implication>.
Implication or Consequence. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/consequence/implication.
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