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

Yet swings in the S&P 500 have been below one percent for the past five days, despite the VIX holding above 16, which implies a daily move of one percent. — Oliver Renick, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026

After last year’s first week of games, the eventual winner, Matthew Stafford, was at +3500 odds, which implies a less than 3 percent chance of winning. — Hannah Vanbiber, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Tighter monetary policy typically implies having higher interest rates aimed at reining in inflation or preventing it from worsening. — Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026

His latest book, Three Tenses, a well as his Pulitzer Prize finalist Same Bed Different Dreams, are complex without resorting to gimmicks or cheap obfuscation that implies depth. — James Folta, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026

Buckmaster also alleges that OpenAI mathematician Sébastien Bubeck pressured him to cut Alpöge as an author on his paper, which Buckmaster implies is because Alpöge worked for Anthropic. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 10 Sep. 2026

According to a definition from UCLA mathematician Terence Tao, proving that the equations don't always behave as expected implies that the laws of physics can break down under certain conditions. — Greta Reich, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026

No one can reliably do that, and any allocator or platform that implies otherwise should be treated skeptically. — Steven Brod, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2026

Similarly, the Broncos just missed out in the USA Today Coaches’ Poll, which, as the name implies, coaches across FBS vote on — including Boise State head coach Spencer Danielson. — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 8 Sep. 2026