Explanation
Explanation noun - A statement that makes something clear.
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Synonyms for Explanation
Implication and explanation are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Implication" instead a noun "Explanation".
Implication
Implication noun - Something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied).
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Synonyms for Implication
Explanation and implication are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Explanation" instead a noun "Implication".
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How words are described
| good | good explanation | good implication |
| clear | clear explanation | clear implication |
| particular | particular explanation | particular implication |
| similar | similar explanation | similar implication |
| Other adjectives: usual, natural, brief, true, obvious, real, little, interesting, vague, general, possible, final, apparent, further, different. | ||
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There is no explanation in the book given for how this was possible, leaving the reader only with the implication that his Heroic Willpower is just that strong.
Source: Comic Book / Green Lanterns -
Still, the implication is clearly "too little," and Noel's collapse is rather too sudden to indicate hyperoxia, so it's a weak explanation at best.
Source: Video Game / Zone of the Enders -
On the Law path, there is no explanation for Hikaru's disappearance; only the implication that she is Ret Gone somehow when you ask the people at the bar in Shinjuku.
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