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Common collocations with imply in American Collocation

imply verb transitive

US /ɪmˈplaɪ/

clearly

clearly
plainly
strongly

The report clearly implied a growing need for new tests.

wrongly

falsely
incorrectly
misleadingly
wrongly

The broadcast falsely implies that cycling is an unusually dangerous activity.

as a logical result

automatically
inevitably
logically
necessarily

If we teach writing more effectively, does that logically imply that our students will becoming better writers?

not necessarily or not at all

in no way
not necessarily

Autonomy does not necessarily imply unlimited freedom.

the fact that you approve of something

acceptance
approval
consent
endorsement

A link to another website does not imply endorsement of the material on that site.

the fact that you do not approve of something

contradiction
criticism
rejection

Inclusion on the Register does not imply criticism of the person in question.

the fact that something exists

existence

A positive result does not necessarily imply the existence of the disease.