Thesaurus results for CONNOTATIONS

connotations

noun

plural of connotation

as in implications

an idea or quality that is suggested by a word or thing a word with positive connotations The word "childlike" has connotations of innocence.

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Recent Examples of connotations Preppy staples with athletic connotations will be in heavy rotation. — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2026 By the 2004 campaign, the vocabulary was everywhere, carrying connotations that nobody had assigned it on purpose. — Andrew Latham, The Conversation, 21 Sep. 2026 But, of course, an airport carries fewer negative connotations than Tennessee’s eternally controversial state legislature. — Chris Willman, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026 These positive connotations associated with scientific research help the AI industry signal altruism while downplaying their profit-making ambitions. — Matthew Sun, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2026 But Canada is just far enough away to be a legitimate escape, while also carrying a host of related connotations. — Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2026 By this time, regular yogurt had no connotations of foreignness. — Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 11 Aug. 2026 The way words are perceived can change too, with connotations morphing from negative to positive. — Kirk McClure, Fortune, 14 July 2026 Just keep in mind that upside-down pineapples have certain connotations (IYKYK). — Rebecca Norris, InStyle, 5 July 2026

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That shift carries potential implications for concussion and traumatic brain injury (TBI) research, which has relied principally on federal support, particularly from the Department of Defense and the National Institutes of Health.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 12 Oct. 2026
But the world’s two biggest economies have been diverging in key ways with implications for future growth and indebtedness.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of implications

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Read Full Review Designed to tie in the five elements and the five senses, this Greek idyll is built into a mountain and has a large spherical pool as its physical and spiritual center.

— CNT Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
When our skin senses heat, those signals travel to a primitive part of the brain that tells our body to cool down.

— Will Stone, NPR, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of senses

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The expression has different meanings across cultures, rarely referring to its literal translation.

— Annika Pham, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
Carlson’s essay offers a deeper look at the elaborate symbolic language surrounding 22, A Million, including the meanings behind the album’s unusual song titles and iconography.

— SPIN Staff, SPIN, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of meanings

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That question motivated Clark to better understand aging among plants and animals and to look for hints to extend humans' lifespan.

— KYLE MELNICK THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
On Friday, Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh offered no hints about potential interest rate policy moves while attending a meeting of financial leaders in Bangkok.

— Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of hints

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And there are indications that the rising costs aren’t going away anytime soon.

— Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
Securing approval for those additional indications is likely necessary for Icotyde to become one of J & J's biggest drugs of all time , as executives have projected.

— Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of indications

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Another 35% said AI provided suggestions or drafts while a person made every final call.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026
While international observers initially blamed Moscow, there are now increasing suggestions that Ukrainian state security agencies may have been involved — even though Ukraine counts Germany as one of its closest allies.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of suggestions

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Jaggers told the city’s Finance, Governance and Public Safety Committee on Tuesday that the study shows the current infrastructure in Crown Center meets the statutory definitions of blight and conservation to support the use of a TIF.

— Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 8 Oct. 2026
Unlike cornrows or two-strand twists, which have clear, specific definitions, goddess braids are more nebulous.

— Eden Stuart, Allure, 6 Oct. 2026

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