IMPLANTS Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

implants

verb

present tense third-person singular of implant

as in plants

to set permanently in the consciousness or mind-set a music teacher who strove to implant within his students a love of the classics

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as in roots

to set solidly in or as if in surrounding matter the gemstone was poorly implanted in the setting, so it was constantly popping out

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Recent Examples of implants Pregnancy begins after an embryo successfully implants in a uterus. — Mimi Zieman, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025 The firm initiated coverage of the shoulder implants stock with a buy rating and a $20 per share price target in a Sunday note. — Brian Evans, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2025 The process safely implants a device the size of a rice grain into a pet, said Celene Mielcarek, head of program operations at PAWS Chicago. — William Tong, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025

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The playwright’s story plants its clues carefully enough that the eventual revelations feel surprising without feeling arbitrary — exactly what a good ghost story should accomplish.

— Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026
Speculations have arisen about the possibilities that plants’ cellular consciousness is aware of cellular death beyond their immediate environment.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2026

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Anthropic's method reportedly embeds an imperceptible mark during text generation, persisting through copying.

— Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
According to the Mayo Clinic, Pilonidal disease usually occurs when hair punctures and embeds itself in a pocket of skin near the tailbone.

— Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 6 Aug. 2026