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Synonyms for imply
ɪmˈplaɪim·p·ly
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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, suggestPreposition:
The passage evidently alludes to the Jewish Passover.
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Princeton's WordNet
imply, connoteverb
express or state indirectly
Synonyms:
predicate, incriminate, involve, inculpate, entail, connote, meanimplyverb
suggest as a logically necessary consequence; in logic
Synonyms:
connote, inculpate, incriminate, entail, mean, involveentail, 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 ofincriminate, imply, inculpateverb
suggest that someone is guilty
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incriminate, involve, accuse, inculpate, entail, impeach, connote, mean, criminateimply, 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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#183 | need | |
#246 | take | |
#325 | think | |
#408 | include | |
#438 | point | |
#676 | term | |
#749 | ask | |
#1008 | mean | |
#1539 | require | |
#1829 | demand | |
#2199 | suggest | |
#2780 | import | |
#2884 | refer | |
#3140 | affect | |
#3159 | indicate | |
#3876 | regard | |
#3935 | mention | |
#5419 | involve | |
#8834 | intend | |
#8915 | hint | |
#9197 | intimate | |
#9541 | advert | |
#10787 | imply | |
#12883 | denote | |
#18685 | predicate | |
#25600 | accuse | |
#25856 | entail | |
#29166 | signify | |
#33872 | impeach | |
#39203 | necessitate | |
#48394 | postulate | |
#57544 | implicate | |
#75845 | allude | |
#107601 | insinuate | |
#112040 | incriminate | |
#131133 | connote | |
#307476 | criminate |
How to use imply in a sentence?
Eric Sarasin will pay a low six-figure amount. This payment does not represent a fine, nor does it imply any admission of guilt.
But that does not imply we're not doing enough.
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 ?
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.
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.
Translations for imply
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- انطوىArabic
- insinuar, implicarCatalan, Valencian
- implikovat, naznačitCzech
- indebæreDanish
- implizieren, bedeuten, zur Folge habenGerman
- υπονοώGreek
- implicar, insinuarSpanish
- به طور ضمنی اشاره کردنPersian
- seurata, vihjailla, väittää, antaa ymmärtää, vihjata, tarkoittaa, merkitäFinnish
- sous-entendre, insinuer, impliquerFrench
- ciallaich, seaghaichScottish Gaelic
- maga után von, sugallHungarian
- benda til, gefa í skynIcelandic
- implicareItalian
- ほのめかすJapanese
- antydeNorwegian
- suggereren, inhouden, implicerenDutch
- implisere, medføre, insinuereNorwegian
- sugerować, pociągać (za sobą)Polish
- implicar, insinuar, dar a entenderPortuguese
- подразумевать, намекнуть, предполагать, намекатьRussian
- insinuera, implicera, antydaSwedish
- வெளிப்படுத்தாதுTamil
- సూచిస్తుందిTelugu
- บ่งบอกThai
- bao hàm, ngụ ýVietnamese
- 暗示Chinese
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