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implying
Overview of verb imply
The verb imply has 5 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (18) imply, connote -- (express or state indirectly)
2. (14) imply -- (suggest as a logically necessary consequence; in logic)
3. (1) entail, imply, mean -- (have as a logical consequence; "The water shortage means that we have to stop taking long showers")
4. incriminate, imply, inculpate -- (suggest that someone is guilty)
5. imply, involve -- (have as a necessary feature or consequence; entail; "This decision involves many changes")
Antonyms of verb imply
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb imply
5 senses of imply
Sense 1
imply, connote
=> express, show, evince
=> convey, impart
=> communicate, intercommunicate
=> interact
=> act, move
Sense 2
imply
=> express, show, evince
=> convey, impart
=> communicate, intercommunicate
=> interact
=> act, move
Sense 3
entail, imply, mean
=> necessitate
=> lead
=> leave, result, lead
=> produce, bring about, give rise
=> make, create
Sense 4
incriminate, imply, inculpate
=> suggest, evoke, paint a picture
=> express, show, evince
=> convey, impart
=> communicate, intercommunicate
=> interact
=> act, move
Sense 5
imply, involve
=> necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, take, involve, call for, demand
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb imply
2 of 5 senses of imply
Sense 2
imply
=> presuppose, suppose
=> suggest, intimate
=> connote, predicate
Sense 5
imply, involve
=> carry
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb imply
5 senses of imply
Sense 1
imply, connote
=> express, show, evince
Sense 2
imply
=> express, show, evince
Sense 3
entail, imply, mean
=> necessitate
Sense 4
incriminate, imply, inculpate
=> suggest, evoke, paint a picture
Sense 5
imply, involve
=> necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, take, involve, call for, demand
'Cause To' of verb imply
Derived Forms of verb imply
5 senses of imply
Sense 1
imply, connote
RELATED TO>(adj) implicative#1
=> implicative, suggestive
RELATED TO>(noun) implication#2
=> significance, import, implication
Sense 2
imply
RELATED TO>(adj) implicative#1
=> implicative, suggestive
RELATED TO>(noun) implication#4
=> implication, logical implication, conditional relation
Sense 3
entail, imply, mean
RELATED TO>(adj) implicative#1
=> implicative, suggestive
RELATED TO>(noun) implication#1
=> deduction, entailment, implication
Sense 4
incriminate, imply, inculpate
RELATED TO>(noun) implication#5
=> implication
RELATED TO>(noun) implication#3
=> implication
Sense 5
imply, involve
RELATED TO>(noun) implication#1
=> deduction, entailment, implication
Domain of verb imply
Domain Terms of verb imply
Familiarity of verb imply
imply used as a verb is common (polysemy count =5)
Sample Sentences of verb imply
5 senses of imply
Sense 1
imply, connote
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
*> Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Sense 2
imply
*> Something ----s something
Sense 3
entail, imply, mean
*> Something ----s something
Sense 4
incriminate, imply, inculpate
*> Something ----s somebody
Sense 5
imply, involve
*> Something ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb imply
5 senses of imply
Sense 1
imply, connote
> express, show, evince
=> sneer
=> imply, connote
=> burst out
=> suggest, evoke, paint a picture
=> imply
=> give
=> exude
=> vent, ventilate, give vent
=> give voice, formulate, word, phrase, articulate
=> stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate
=> menace
=> beam
=> smile
Sense 2
imply
> express, show, evince
=> sneer
=> imply, connote
=> burst out
=> suggest, evoke, paint a picture
=> imply
=> give
=> exude
=> vent, ventilate, give vent
=> give voice, formulate, word, phrase, articulate
=> stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate
=> menace
=> beam
=> smile
Sense 3
entail, imply, mean
> necessitate
=> entail, imply, mean
Sense 4
incriminate, imply, inculpate
> suggest, evoke, paint a picture
=> smack, reek
=> incriminate, imply, inculpate
Sense 5
imply, involve
> necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, take, involve, call for, demand
=> claim, take, exact
=> govern
=> draw
=> cost
=> cry out for, cry for
=> imply, involve
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb imply
Sense 1
imply, connote
=> express, show, evince
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Sense 2
imply
=> express, show, evince
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Sense 3
entail, imply, mean
=> necessitate
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Sense 4
incriminate, imply, inculpate
=> suggest, evoke, paint a picture
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Sense 5
imply, involve
=> necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, take, involve, call for, demand
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Grep of verb imply
imply
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