Antonyms for imply
ɪmˈplaɪim·p·ly

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1. implyverb

   to have as a necessary consequence

   The proposition that all dogs are mammals implies that my dog is a mammal

   Synonyms:
   entail

2. implyverb

   Synonyms:
   hint, allude, insinuate, suggest

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1. imply

   Advert, mention, and refer are used of language that more or less distinctly utters a certain thought; the others of language from which it may be inferred. We allude to a matter slightly, perhaps by a word or phrase, as it were in byplay; we advert to it when we turn from our path to treat it; we refer to it by any clear utterance that distinctly turns the mind or attention to it; as, marginal figures refer to a parallel passage; we mention a thing by explicit word, as by naming it. The speaker adverted to the recent disturbances and the remissness of certain public officers; tho he mentioned no name, it was easy to see to whom he alluded. One may hint at a thing in a friendly way, but what is insinuated is always unfavorable, generally both hostile and cowardly. One may indicate his wishes, intimate his plans, imply his opinion, signify his will, suggest a course of action. Compare SUGGESTION.

   Synonyms:
   advert, allude, hint, indicate, insinuate, intimate, mention, point, refer, signify, suggest

   Preposition:
   The passage evidently alludes to the Jewish Passover.

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1. imply

   Antonyms:
   express, declare, state, pronounce

   Synonyms:
   involve, mean, indicate, suggest, hint, import, denote, include

Matched Categories

1. • Express
   • Have
   • Suggest

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:1.7 / 3 votes

1. imply, connoteverb

   express or state indirectly

   Synonyms:
   predicate, incriminate, involve, inculpate, entail, connote, mean

2. implyverb

   suggest as a logically necessary consequence; in logic

   Synonyms:
   connote, inculpate, incriminate, entail, mean, involve

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, entail, have in mind, connote, stand for, signify, fee-tail, mean, think, think of

4. incriminate, imply, inculpateverb

   suggest that someone is guilty

   Synonyms:
   incriminate, involve, accuse, inculpate, entail, impeach, connote, mean, criminate

5. imply, involveverb

   have as a necessary feature

   "This decision involves many changes"

   Synonyms:
   entail, call for, demand, mean, involve, need, postulate, require, affect, necessitate, inculpate, incriminate, ask, regard, connote, take

How to use imply in a sentence?

1. Jeffrey Lewis:

   Together, these two things would imply that North Korea intended to disclose some sites as part of the denuclearization process, while retaining others.

2. Cedric Leighton:

   The latter situation would draw a lot of questions because it would imply a greater role for the military on the Mexican border than is currently authorized.

3. Michael Wissot:

   In 2012 the leadership was so determined to defeat the left-wing incumbent (President Barack Obama) that we never fully developed our own narrative, the 2016 Republican super PACs have names that imply a clean slate, a new beginning.

4. Carly Fiorina:

   I started out as a secretary. And as I made my way up in the business world, a male-dominated business world, I've had lots of men imply that, um -- I was unfit for decision-making because maybe I was having my period. So I'll say it, OK? when I started this campaign, I was asked on a national television show whether a woman's hormones prevented her from serving in the Oval Office.

5. Tobin Gorey:

   One estimate put Russia’s winter wheat planting down about 1% on 2021. Still, with normal yields, that would imply a 5.5 million tonnes lift in Russia’s wheat crop in season 2022.

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