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

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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.

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1. imply

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

   Antonyms:
   express, declare, state, pronounce

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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

Matched Categories

1. • Express
   • Have
   • Suggest

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1. implyverb

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

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1. List of paraphrases for "imply":

   involve, mean, entail, term, insinuate, suggest

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1. An SDSU spokesperson:

   As a public institution, we do not and can not regulate the private speech of students, faculty or staff, however, that should not imply the university’s endorsement of any particular viewpoint.

2. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer:

   Of course I didn't intend to suggest anything other than political and public opinion consequences for the Supreme Court, and it is a gross distortion to imply otherwise. I'm from Brooklyn. We speak in strong language. I shouldn't have used the words I did, but in no way was I making a threat. I never, never would do such a thing. And Leader( Mitch) McConnell knows that. And Republicans who are busy manufacturing outrage over these comments know that, too.

3. Red State chief Erick Erickson:

   His comment was inappropriate, it is unfortunate to have to disinvite him. But I just don't want someone on stage who gets a hostile question from a lady and his first inclination is to imply it was hormonal. It just was wrong.

4. Carl Sagan:

   But the fact that some geniuses were laughed at does not imply that all who are laughed at are geniuses. They laughed at Columbus, they laughed at Fulton, they laughed at the Wright brothers. But they also laughed at Bozo the Clown.

5. Jodi Mindell:

   The study doesn't imply you shouldn't let your kids nap, there are only so many hours a day that you can sleep, but that doesn't mean that napping leads to poor sleep.