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All connote synonyms

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verb connote

  • imply — implies
  • signify — to make known by signs, speech, or action.
  • spell — a continuous course or period of work or other activity: to take a spell at the wheel.
  • intend — to have in mind as something to be done or brought about; plan: We intend to leave in a month.
  • intimate — associated in close personal relations: an intimate friend.
  • suggest — to mention or introduce (an idea, proposition, plan, etc.) for consideration or possible action: The architect suggested that the building be restored.
  • designate — When you designate someone as something, you formally choose them to do that particular job.
  • betoken — If something betokens something else, it is a sign of this thing.
  • involve — to include as a necessary circumstance, condition, or consequence; imply; entail: This job involves long hours and hard work.
  • indicate — to be a sign of; betoken; evidence; show: His hesitation really indicates his doubt about the venture.
  • insinuate — to suggest or hint slyly: He insinuated that they were lying.
  • import — to bring in (merchandise, commodities, workers, etc.) from a foreign country for use, sale, processing, reexport, or services.
  • denote — If one thing denotes another, it is a sign or indication of it.
  • mean — to intend for a particular purpose, destination, etc.: They were meant for each other. Synonyms: destine, foreordain.
  • add up to — If amounts add up to a particular total, they result in that total when they are put together.
  • purport — to present, especially deliberately, the appearance of being; profess or claim, often falsely: a document purporting to be official.
  • signal — anything that serves to indicate, warn, direct, command, or the like, as a light, a gesture, an act, etc.: a traffic signal; a signal to leave.
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