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Imply synonyms

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intimate
To make known indirectly; hint or imply
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  1. To make known indirectly; hint or imply
  2. To make evident indirectly:
  3. To state or express indirectly:
suggest
To serve as or provide a motive for; prompt or demand:
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  1. To serve as or provide a motive for; prompt or demand:
  2. To offer for consideration or action; propose:
  3. To show indirectly; imply; intimate
import
To mean; signify
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  1. To mean; signify
  2. To bring or carry in from an outside source, especially to bring in (goods or materials) from a foreign country for trade or sale.
  3. To carry or hold the meaning of; signify:
indicate
To be or give a sign, token, or indication of; signify; betoken
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  1. To be or give a sign, token, or indication of; signify; betoken
  2. To serve as a sign, symptom, or token of; signify:
  3. To suggest or demonstrate the necessity, expedience, or advisability of:
signify
To give (something) a meaning or an importance.
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  1. To give (something) a meaning or an importance.
  2. To show one's intentions with a sign etc.
  3. To be a sign or indication of; suggest or imply:
infer
To involve by logical necessity; entail:
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  1. To involve by logical necessity; entail:
  2. (Obs.) To bring on or about; cause; induce
  3. To indicate indirectly; imply
presuppose
To suppose or assume beforehand; take for granted
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  1. To suppose or assume beforehand; take for granted
  2. To believe or suppose in advance:
  3. To require or imply as a preceding condition
presume
To venture without authority or permission; dare:
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  1. To venture without authority or permission; dare:
  2. To constitute reasonable evidence for assuming; appear to prove:
  3. To take upon oneself without permission or authority; dare (to say or do something); venture
indicate
To be or give a sign, token, or indication of; signify; betoken
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  1. To be or give a sign, token, or indication of; signify; betoken
  2. To serve as a sign, symptom, or token of; signify:
  3. To suggest or demonstrate the necessity, expedience, or advisability of:
suggest
To mention as something to think over, act on, etc.; bring to the mind for consideration
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  1. To mention as something to think over, act on, etc.; bring to the mind for consideration
  2. To offer for consideration or action; propose:
  3. To serve as or provide a motive for; prompt or demand:
hint
To express or state indirectly:
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  1. To express or state indirectly:
  2. (Intransitive) To suggest tacitly without a direct statement; to provide a clue.
  3. To give a hint of; suggest indirectly; intimate
insinuate
To express or otherwise convey (a thought, for example) in an indirect or insidious way.
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  1. To express or otherwise convey (a thought, for example) in an indirect or insidious way.
  2. To introduce or work into gradually, indirectly, and artfully
  3. To hint or suggest indirectly; imply
intimate
To make known indirectly; hint or imply
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  1. To make known indirectly; hint or imply
  2. To make evident indirectly:
  3. To state or express indirectly:
suggest
To serve as or provide a motive for; prompt or demand:
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  1. To serve as or provide a motive for; prompt or demand:
  2. To offer for consideration or action; propose:
  3. To show indirectly; imply; intimate
Find another word for imply. In this page you can discover 30 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for imply, like: intimate, hint at, suggest, import, indicate, signify, infer, presuppose, presume, hint and mention.

Sentence Examples

  • I didn't mean to imply that there was anything wrong with the way you dress.

  • He took a bite out of his sandwich in such a way as to imply the subject was closed.

  • They imply a lively sense of radical human need.

  • When a person has a bad day, that does not imply that they are always sad.

  • Fred changed his body language to imply to the woman that he was not interested.

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