Synonyms for entail
ɛnˈteɪl; ˈɛn teɪlen·tail

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1. entail

   Synonyms:
   bequeath, leave, devolve, demise, involve, necessitate, induce

   Antonyms:
   alienate, supersede, nullify, prevent, obviate

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1. entailnoun

   land received by fee tail

2. entailverb

   the act of entailing property; the creation of a fee tail from a fee simple

3. entail, imply, meanverb

   have as a logical consequence

   "The water shortage means that we have to stop taking long showers"

   Synonyms:
   intend, incriminate, involve, implicate, inculpate, have in mind, connote, stand for, signify, fee-tail, mean, think, imply, think of

4. entail, implicateverb

   impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result

   "What does this move entail?"

   Synonyms:
   fee-tail, imply, implicate, mean

5. fee-tail, entailverb

   limit the inheritance of property to a specific class of heirs

   Synonyms:
   fee-tail, imply, implicate, mean

Matched Categories

1. • Land
   • Lead

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1. entailverb

   Synonyms:
   transfer (by inalienable title)

2. entailverb

   Synonyms:
   transmit (by necessity), fix unalterably

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1. List of paraphrases for "entail":

   involve, imply, mean, lead, cause

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1. Ben Carson:

   It sounds really cool, you know, 'Let's just round them all up and send them back,' people who say that have no idea what that would entail in terms of our legal system, the costs - forget about it. Plus, where you gonna send them? It's just a double whammy.

2. Finance Minister Hoshiyar Zebari:

   It will entail the KRG exporting 250,000 barrels per day to Turkey to Ceyhan. It will be handed there to SOMO.

3. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen:

   Most FOMC participants, including myself, currently anticipate that achieving these conditions will likely entail an initial increase in the federal funds rate later this year, followed by a gradual pace of tightening thereafter.

4. John Donovan:

   We're very much against what we consider to be an environmental disaster that the Port's plans for Harbor Island would entail.

5. Gladys McCormick:

   Ebrard is waiting to hear from Barr on what precisely such a designation will entail for Mexico given the lack of details and precedent such designation carries.