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Synonyms 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

English Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  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.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. imply

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

    Antonyms:
    express, declare, state, pronounce

Princeton's WordNet1.7 / 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

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Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. implyverb

    Synonyms:
    involve (as a consequence), include (by implication), import, signify, mean

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "imply":

    involve, mean, entail, term, insinuate, suggest

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How to use imply in a sentence?

  1. Eric Sarasin spokesman:

    Eric Sarasin will pay a low six-figure amount. This payment does not represent a fine, nor does it imply any admission of guilt.

  2. Martin Dempsey:

    But that does not imply we're not doing enough.

  3. 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 I was unfit for decision-making because maybe I was having my period. So I'll say it, OK ? can we think of a single instance in which a man's hormones might have clouded his judgment ?

  4. The European Space Agency:

    The existence of such complex molecules in a comet, a relic of Solar System, imply that chemical processes at work during that time could have played a key role in fostering the formation of prebiotic material.

  5. Maryland GOP chairman Dirk Haire:

    I don't mean to imply that Larry Hogan will never order a shelter-in-place, i just know they're working hard to try and support small businesses and workers and employees in making sure that, to the extent possible, they can continue to work and get a paycheck.


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