All purport synonyms
purΒ·port
P p verb purport
- make as if β to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
- insinuate β to suggest or hint slyly: He insinuated that they were lying.
- jive β swing music or early jazz.
- jazzed β music originating in New Orleans around the beginning of the 20th century and subsequently developing through various increasingly complex styles, generally marked by intricate, propulsive rhythms, polyphonic ensemble playing, improvisatory, virtuosic solos, melodic freedom, and a harmonic idiom ranging from simple diatonicism through chromaticism to atonality.
- connote β If a word or name connotes something, it makes you think of a particular idea or quality.
- add up β If facts or events do not add up, they make you confused about a situation because they do not seem to be consistent. If something that someone has said or done adds up, it is reasonable and sensible.
- mean β to intend for a particular purpose, destination, etc.: They were meant for each other. Synonyms: destine, foreordain.
- come to β When someone who is unconscious comes to, they recover consciousness.
- constate β to affirm
- jiving β swing music or early jazz.
adjective purport
- worth β good or important enough to justify (what is specified): advice worth taking; a place worth visiting.
- minim β the smallest unit of liquid measure, 1/60 (0.0167) of a fluid dram, roughly equivalent to one drop. Symbol: β, β. Abbreviation: min, min.;
- nothing β no thing; not anything; naught: to say nothing.
- nongermane β Not germane; irrelevant.
- floundering β to struggle with stumbling or plunging movements (usually followed by about, along, on, through, etc.): He saw the child floundering about in the water.
- designless β without a design, unplanned
noun purport
- main idea β the most important or central thought of a paragraph or larger section of text, which tells the reader what the text is about: Find the main idea in each paragraph.
- conation β the element in psychological processes that tends towards activity or change and appears as desire, volition, and striving
- meaning β what is intended to be, or actually is, expressed or indicated; signification; import: the three meanings of a word.
- message β a communication containing some information, news, advice, request, or the like, sent by messenger, telephone, email, or other means.
- crux β The crux of a problem or argument is the most important or difficult part of it which affects everything else.
- amount β The amount of something is how much there is, or how much you have, need, or get.
- drift β a driving movement or force; impulse; impetus; pressure.
- effect β something that is produced by an agency or cause; result; consequence: Exposure to the sun had the effect of toughening his skin.
- design β When someone designs a garment, building, machine, or other object, they plan it and make a detailed drawing of it from which it can be built or made.
- aftereffect β The aftereffects of an event, experience, or substance are the conditions which result from it.
- core β The core of a fruit is the central part of it. It contains seeds or pips.
- weightiness β having considerable weight; heavy; ponderous: a weighty bundle.
- ins β (used to indicate inclusion within space, a place, or limits): walking in the park.
- import β to bring in (merchandise, commodities, workers, etc.) from a foreign country for use, sale, processing, reexport, or services.
- matter β a dull or dead surface, often slightly roughened, as on metals, paint, paper, or glass.
- acceptation β the accepted meaning, as of a word, phrase, etc
- importance β the quality or state of being important; consequence; significance.
- intendment β Law. the true or correct meaning of something.
adj purport
- meaningless β without meaning, significance, purpose, or value; purposeless; insignificant: a meaningless reply; a meaningless existence.
- doublespeak β evasive, ambiguous language that is intended to deceive or confuse.
- insignificant β unimportant, trifling, or petty: Omit the insignificant details.
- in-effective β not effective; not producing results; ineffectual: ineffective efforts; ineffective remedies.
- goalless β the result or achievement toward which effort is directed; aim; end.
- motiveless β something that causes a person to act in a certain way, do a certain thing, etc.; incentive.