Definition for Imply:

• To infold or involve; to wrap up.

Synonyms for Imply:

• n.

  •
  • designate,
  • convey,
  • evade.
  •
  • presume,
  • infer,
  • presuppose.
  •
  • meaning,
  • point to.
  •
  • show.
  •imply (noun)
  • entail,
  • incriminate,
  • inculpate,
  • connote.

• v.

  •hint (verb)
  • suggest.
  •indicate, mean (verb)
  • evidence,
  • mention,
  • include,
  • betoken,
  • give a hint,
  • intend.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • circumlocution,
  • periphrasis,
  • reticent,
  • assume.
  •
  • import,
  • parry,
  • veiled,
  • evasion.
  •
  • implication.
  •
  • be.
  •
  • broad.
  •get at
  • lead to.
  •hint
  • touch on.
  •indicate
  • bespeak,
  • foreshadow.
  •mean
  • speak of.
  •remind
  • bring to mind,
  • remind,
  • make one think.

Paraphrases for Imply:

• Independent

  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    are, involve, suggest, mean, presuppose, indicate, entail, assume, presume, necessitate, represent, require, pose, suppose, constitute, include.
  • Verb, base form
    involve, suggest, mean, implicate, signify, presuppose, indicate, entail, insinuate, assume, presume, infer, necessitate, represent, require, pose, suppose, includes, deduce, impose, constitute, include, prejudge, surmise, express, expressed.

Antonyms for Imply:

• v.

  • indicate, mean
    explicate, express, state, define.
  • Other antonyms:
    elucidate, announce, explain, describe, declare, spell out, delineate, proclaim.

Hypernym for Imply:

• v.

  • communication
    intimate, suggest, predicate, connote, suppose, presuppose.

Hyponym for Imply:

• v.

  • communication
    express, evince, show.