Synonyms of connote

connote

verb

as in to imply

formal, of a word to make you think about (something) in addition to the word's meaning

The word "childlike" connotes innocence.

For her, the word "family" connotes love and comfort.

Related Words

• imply
• denote
• signify
• mean
• represent
• express
• suggest
• indicate
• intend
• symbolize
• symbol
• spell
• infer
• specify
• embody
• import
• amount (to)
• mention
• hint
• personify
• add up (to)
• instance
• cite
• proclaim
• explain
• point (to)
• epitomize
• designate
• insinuate
• refer (to)
• touch (on or upon)
• intimate
• announce
• signal
• elucidate
• allude (to)
• declare
• advert

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of connote

The reference is more a state of being and a message of liberation — these are all aesthetics that connote women at their wildest and most free. — Chelsey Sanchez, CNN Money, 25 June 2026

The song is not, as might be connoted, about foreshadowing death, but the dissolution of a romance. — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 2 June 2026

Being named in the files does not connote wrongdoing, and Ferguson, Beatrice and Eugenie have not faced any accusations. — Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026

Or a lounge, like its name connotes. — Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 30 Mar. 2026