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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How to use entail in a sentence?

1. Pope Francis:

   Real relationships with others, with all the challenges they entail.

2. Yngve Slyngstad:

   All changes entail some risk but we would not categorize it as a significant risk.

3. Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon:

   My challenge now as first minister is to work out how I best protect Scotland's interests, how I try to prevent us being taken out of the EU against our will with all of the deeply damaging and painful consequences that that will entail.

4. Mohamed Ibn Chambas:

   Nothing should be done which could entail a breach of public order.

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.