implicative
Indirectly pointing toward
Implicative describes something that implies or suggests without stating directly.
In logic, implicative refers to conditional relationships—if A, then B.
More broadly, an implicative statement or gesture hints at meaning rather than declaring it: Her silence was implicative of disapproval.
The word appears mainly in technical and academic contexts.
Containing indirect references
- indicativeServing as a sign
- evocativeTending to summon memories
- insinuativeImplying indirectly
- hintingSuggesting indirectly
oblique · veiled · tacit · subtextual · indirect · understated · coded · loaded
Representing through signs
- figurativeRepresenting through imagery
- metaphoricalSymbolic rather than literal
- emblematicServing as a symbol
- representativeOne who acts for another
associative · resonant · expressive · nuanced · layered · overtones · undertones · subtext
Conclusion from premises
- inductionFormal admission process
- reasoningDrawing logical conclusions
- logicScience of valid reasoning
- conclusionEnd or deduction
premise · syllogism · corollary · entailment · proposition · extrapolation · postulate · hypothesis
allusive
Containing indirect references
- indicativeServing as a sign
- evocativeTending to summon memories
- insinuativeImplying indirectly
hinting · oblique · veiled · tacit · subtextual · indirect · understated · coded · loaded · pregnant
symbolic
Representing through signs
- figurativeRepresenting through imagery
- metaphoricalSymbolic rather than literal
- emblematicServing as a symbol
representative · associative · resonant · expressive · nuanced · layered · overtones · undertones · subtext · signifying
deduction
Conclusion from premises
- inductionFormal admission process
- reasoningDrawing logical conclusions
- logicScience of valid reasoning
conclusion · premise · syllogism · corollary · entailment · proposition · extrapolation · postulate · hypothesis · conditional
implicativeexplicit
Clearly and directly expressed
direct · expressed · denotative · stated · overt
- legal implicationsPotential outcomes affecting rights
- tax implicationsFinancial effects of transactions
- moral implicationsRight-wrong considerations of actions
- economic implicationsMonetary effects of actions
- ethical implicationsMoral significance of choices
- health implicationsEffects on bodily welfare