Synonyms for IMPORT
ɪmˈpɔrt, -ˈpoʊrt, ˈɪm pɔrt, -poʊrt; ˈɪm pɔrt, -poʊrtim·port

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. import

   Synonyms:
   introduce, bring

   Antonyms:
   export, banish

2. import

   Synonyms:
   purport, meaning, drift, tenor, significance

   Antonyms:
   statement, proceeding

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. import, importationnoun

   commodities (goods or services) bought from a foreign country

   Synonyms:
   importee, import, consequence, moment, meaning, signification, significance, importing, importation, implication

   Antonyms:
   export, exportation

2. import, importeenoun

   an imported person brought from a foreign country

   "the lead role was played by an import from Sweden"; "they are descendants of indentured importees"

   Synonyms:
   importee, import, consequence, moment, meaning, signification, significance, importation, implication

   Antonyms:
   export, exportation

3. meaning, significance, signification, importnoun

   the message that is intended or expressed or signified

   "what is the meaning of this sentence"; "the significance of a red traffic light"; "the signification of Chinese characters"; "the import of his announcement was ambiguous"

   Synonyms:
   importee, import, consequence, moment, meaning, substance, signification, significance, importation, implication

   Antonyms:
   export, exportation

4. significance, import, implicationnoun

   a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred

   "the significance of his remark became clear only later"; "the expectation was spread both by word and by implication"

   Synonyms:
   importee, import, consequence, moment, meaning, deduction, signification, significance, entailment, conditional relation, logical implication, importation, implication

   Antonyms:
   export, exportation

5. consequence, import, momentverb

   having important effects or influence

   "decisions of great consequence are made by the president himself"; "virtue is of more moment than security"; "that result is of no consequence"

   Synonyms:
   consequence, instant, event, import, second, minute, bit, aftermath, present moment, effect, result, moment, signification, importee, meaning, implication, here and now, importation, mo, upshot, significance, issue, outcome

   Antonyms:
   exportation, export

6. importverb

   bring in from abroad

   Synonyms:
   spell

   Antonyms:
   export, exportation

7. importverb

   transfer (electronic data) into a database or document

   Synonyms:
   spell

   Antonyms:
   exportation, export

8. spell, importverb

   indicate or signify

   "I'm afraid this spells trouble!"

   Synonyms:
   import, spell out, spell, write

   Antonyms:
   exportation, export

Matched Categories

1. • Commerce
   • Commodity
   • Computing
   • Foreigner
   • Meaning
   • Message
   • Trade
   • Transfer

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. importverb

   Synonyms:
   bring into (a country from abroad)

2. importverb

   Synonyms:
   imply, denote, purport, signify, betoken, mean

3. importverb

   Synonyms:
   concern, be of importance to, be of consequence to, be of interest to

4. importnoun

   Synonyms:
   signification, meaning, purport, import, sense, drift, gist, spirit, bearing, tenor, intention

5. importnoun

   Synonyms:
   imported merchandise

6. importnoun

   Synonyms:
   importance, consequence, weight, moment, significance

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "import":

   importation, imports, importing, imported, importations, entrance, importer, 'importation

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How to use IMPORT in a sentence?

1. Sofia Vergara:

   We just wanted to plan ahead. My boyfriend Nick is three years younger than me and he's never had a son. I have my son, Manolo, so it's not that import(ant)... you know, it's not like an emergency for me to have another kid. For Nick, yes, because he's never had a baby.

2. Tom Kearney:

   If this is indeed the case, huge investments are needed in the import infrastructure and reconfiguring boilers to accommodate a wider spectrum of coal specifications.

3. Erica Rannestad:

   The United States continued to import large volumes of gold jewelry in October, gold prices averaged 25 percent lower that month than a year earlier, buoying demand for jewelry made with gold amid a strong United States dollar.

4. Miguel Ponce:

   The trade balance will likely remain the only source of hard currency income for the government, and with exports falling, that means the import restrictions will continue.

5. Bernie Sanders:

   At a time when nearly 14% of Americans do not have a full-time job and when the middle class is working longer hours for lower wages, I oppose a massive increase in temporary guest worker programs that will allow large corporations to import hundreds of thousands of blue-collar and white-collar workers from overseas.