Synonyms for meaning
ˈmi nɪŋ

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1. meaning, significance, signification, import(noun)

   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, substance, signification, significance, importation, implication

   Antonyms:
   meaningless, nonmeaningful

2. meaning, substance(adj)

   the idea that is intended

   "What is the meaning of this proverb?"

   Synonyms:
   means, nitty-gritty, meat, import, core, inwardness, sum, subject matter, center, gist, heart and soul, content, substance, nub, signification, centre, kernel, essence, message, heart, significance, marrow, pith

   Antonyms:
   nonmeaningful, meaningless

3. meaning(a), pregnant, significant(adj)

   rich in significance or implication

   "a meaning look"

   Antonyms:
   meaningless, nonmeaningful

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. meaning

   Synonyms:
   signification, import, significance, purport, sense, aim

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1. which means

   meaning they are no longer needing help

   Submitted by rinat on September 9, 2019  

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. meaning(n.)

   Synonyms:
   intention, intent, purpose, design, aim, object

2. meaning(n.)

   Synonyms:
   signification, sense, acceptation, explanation, interpretation

3. meaning(n.)

   Synonyms:
   import, purport, significance

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1. meaning(n)

   Synonyms:
   signification, significance, import, acceptation, intent

   Associated words:
   lexicology, semasiology

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1. List of paraphrases:

   sense, significance, direction, smell, senses, connotation, regard, feel, sens, meanings, feeling, importance, sinn, i.e., definition, effect, means, respect

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How to use meaning in a sentence?

1. Eric Marshall:

   There is a lot of uncertainty surrounding reforms, causing prison REITs to trade at a discount to the REITs that aren't tied to government spending, but you've already seen them pull back, meaning that from here there's more upside than downside potential.

2. Jeb Bush:

   I realized if I tried to achieve what I thought my Dad was ... I would (get) about 50% of the way there. I could either accept that as a traumatic experience and go get therapy and live a miserable life, or I could accept being half the man my dad was or is and still live a life of purpose and meaning.

3. Ralph Waldo Emerson:

   To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others; to leave the world a little better; whether by a healthy child, a garden patch of a redeemed social condition; to know that one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is the meaning of success.

4. John Macy:

   The wisest keeps something of the vision of a child. Though he may understand a thousand things that a child could not understand, he is always a beginner, close to the original meaning of life.

5. Nelson Henderson:

   The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit.

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