Antonyms for signify
ˈsɪg nəˌfaɪsig·ni·fy

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1. signify

   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, imply, indicate, insinuate, intimate, mention, point, refer, suggest

   Preposition:
   The passage evidently alludes to the Jewish Passover.

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1. signify

   Antonyms:
   conceal, suppress, misindicate, misdenote, nullify, refute, neutralize, preclude

   Synonyms:
   portend, purport, prognosticate, mean, represent, indicate, communicate, denote, betoken, declare, utter, forebode, presage

Matched Categories

1. • Indicate
   • Mean

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:1.0 / 2 votes

1. mean, intend, signify, stand forverb

   denote or connote

   "`maison' means `house' in French"; "An example sentence would show what this word means"

   Synonyms:
   entail, mean, typify, hold still for, represent, destine, stand for, imply, symbolise, specify, have in mind, designate, think, correspond, think of, symbolize, intend

2. signifyverb

   convey or express a meaning

   "These words mean nothing to me!"; "What does his strange behavior signify?"

   Synonyms:
   intend, mean, stand for

3. signifyverb

   make known with a word or signal

   "He signified his wish to pay the bill for our meal"

   Synonyms:
   intend, mean, stand for

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1. signifyverb

   Synonyms:
   indicate, betoken, denote, mean, matter

How to use signify in a sentence?

1. Tolbert Nyenswah:

   Today signifies a very great day for our country. When the news was bad, we reported it. We stand here today to signify good news.

2. Michael Robinet:

   The fact that they're showing in Detroit doesn't really signify that they're coming soon, they're showcasing that they're in the game, looking to expand beyond the home market.

3. Christen Kuikoua:

   Shining doesn't always signify gold; sometimes, real gold shines less, while fake gold dazzles with false allure. A common man may blindly choose the fake because of its surface brilliance, forsaking the authentic. However, a discerning man, knowing what he truly seeks, prioritizes quality over mere appeal, recognizing that substance holds greater value than superficial glamour.

4. Seneca:

   A good conscience fears no witness, but a guilty conscience is solicitous even in solitude. If we do nothing but what is honest, let all the world know it. But if otherwise, what does it signify to have nobody else know it, so long as I know it myself? Miserable is he who slights that witness.

5. Bill Maher:

   Woke -- I don't remember the day the term was born, although I hear Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says, ‘ Only old people use Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez now. ’ Well, you gave it to us. Like five years ago. So sorry we didn't get the memo, in its best sense, if we're talking about being aware of things we should have always been aware of more, reckonings that we've had … but there's a reason why the term ‘ woke ’ has come to signify going too far. And doing things that don't make sense.

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