Synonyms of implying

implying 1 of 2

adjective

as in insinuating

Related Words

• insinuating
• hinting
• symbolic
• suggestive
• connoting
• referring
• expressive
• symptomatic
• demonstrative
• exhibiting
• characteristic
• alluding
• indicative
• allusive
• denoting
• signifying
• telltale
• denotative
• reflective
• significant

implying

2 of 2

verb

present participle of imply

as in indicating

to convey an idea indirectly

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• indicating
• hinting
• suggesting
• alluding
• referring
• intimating
• inferring
• insinuating
• signifying
• mentioning
• pointing
• signaling
• signalizing
• adverting
• smelling (of)
• smacking (of)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• declaring
• announcing
• proclaiming
• explaining
• describing
• elucidating
• spelling out
• delineating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of implying

Adjective

Who leaves, when, and how, is often interpreted, with a senior leader's early departure potentially shifting meeting energy or implying disapproval, while a junior's might be seen differently. — Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

The article spends considerable time questioning the first while implying doubts about the second. — Torie Bosch, STAT, 20 June 2026

The current move has far exceeded the average such surge, implying room to give back plenty of ground before even the underlying trend would be threatened. — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 19 May 2026

But the headline strikes me as biased, implying justification for this act of terrorism. — Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026

And probably should go home this episode instead of the person the Project Runway editors are heavily implying to be the next contestant out. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025

Guidance appears prominently; copy avoids implying strategies or guarantees. — Fortune Games, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025

Marcin Klapczynski/Getty Images The researchers note that no pleiotropy—the production by a single gene of two or more apparently unrelated effects—was identified, strengthening the integrity of the findings and implying causation. — Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025

Verb

The analysts cut their price target to $400 from $450, though still implying nearly 20% upside from yesterday's close. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 12 Nov. 2026

Trump was implying Ukraine was in a weak negotiating position and did not have the military resources to fight against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. — Tom Jurkowsky, Baltimore Sun, 2 Nov. 2026

In other words, if the amygdala was very active, implying a stronger emotional response, then activity in the decision-making areas of the brain was also higher. — ArsTechnica, 2 Nov. 2026

The lawsuit is different from previous legal action against the president -- first, in that the plaintiffs are ordinary citizens, shifting the focus from news gatherers to news consumers, and thus implying a much larger pool of stakeholders. — Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026

Concern about CoreWeave’s ability to manage this debt sent the cost of insuring it against default to a record high last week, with credit default swaps implying a more than 60% chance over the next five years. — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2026