Implication and Source

Implication

Implication noun - Something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied).

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Source and implication are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Source" instead a noun "Implication".

Nearby Words: imply, implicate, implied, implicated, implying

Source noun - A point or place at which something is invented or provided.

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Implication and source are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Implication" instead a noun "Source".

good	good implication	good source
natural	natural implication	natural source
true	true implication	true source
strong	strong implication	strong source
Other adjectives: real, big, important, major, possible, apparent, greater, different.

The implication being that the only source of income for dermatologists are helping people getting rid of wrinkles instead of, you know, ACTUAL health problems regarding the skin.

Source: Consumer Conspiracy
I'm a Humanitarian: The underground society has shades of this, with the unspoken implication that "the farm" is both their disposal of dissidents and a source of food.

Source: Film / A Boy and His Dog
An additional variation which may or may not warrant its own subtrope involves vampires and similar creatures referring to humans derogatorily as a food source, with the implication that this is all they are good for.

Source: Call a Human a "Meatbag"

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Source and Implication. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/implication/source

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Source or Implication. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/implication/source.

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