substance vs implication

implication vs substance

substance and implication both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
substance	Yes	No	No	No
implication	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, implication is a hyponym of substance; that is, implication is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than substance:

substance: the idea that is intended
implication: a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred

Other hyponyms of substance include semantics, import, significance, strain, tenor, undercurrent, undertone, denotation, extension, reference, reference, connotation.

substance (noun)	implication (noun)
the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists	a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred
a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties	something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied)
the property of holding together and retaining its shape	an accusation that brings into intimate and usually incriminating connection
the idea that is intended	a relation implicated by virtue of involvement or close connection (especially an incriminating involvement)
the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience	a logical relation between propositions p and q of the form `if p then q'; if p is true then q cannot be false
content communicating a message; what something is about
considerable capital (wealth or income)
material of a particular kind or constitution

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