Synonyms of implies

implies

verb

present tense third-person singular of imply

as in indicates

to convey an idea indirectly

they may have implied that they'd help, but they didn't actually say so

Synonyms & Similar Words

• indicates
• suggests
• hints
• refers
• alludes
• infers
• intimates
• signifies
• insinuates
• mentions
• signals
• points
• signalizes
• smells (of)
• smacks (of)
• adverts

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• announces
• declares
• proclaims
• explains
• describes
• elucidates
• spells out
• delineates

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of implies

As the name implies, EPR extends responsibility to producers. — Erin Victor, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2026

Better yet, a falling price implies a rising price elsewhere or the introduction to the market of even more expensive goods formerly unknown, unimaginable, or both. — John Tamny, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026

Despite its bulkier build, this gives LHS 1140b a density very similar to Earth’s, which implies its composition is similar as well. — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 21 Aug. 2026

As their name implies, globular star clusters are groups of stars. — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 21 Aug. 2026

The end of season 3, in which Nat seems to set their rescue in motion, implies that the show’s ‘90s timeline may soon follow the survivors back in the real world. — Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Aug. 2026

That implies that more companies are seeing what Mehrotra is describing, not less. — Zev Fima, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2026

News of his death, and its circumstances, has been cloaked in journalistic language that implies suicide, emulating the opacity of suicide itself. — Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2026

Turns out there is a rough correlation between the two, which implies that the Fed will have to add a full percentage point to rates in order to squash inflation. — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2026