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 bank reiterated its buy rating on the data services stock and raised its 12-month price target to $540 from $450, implying 23% upside from Wednesday's close. — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2026

What outrages Marylanders is that this diabolical plan excludes the Preakness, devaluing it and implying the Triple Crown is irrelevant, if not dead. — Stephen J. K. Walters, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2026

Republican members of the House wrote a letter to the WNBA demanding protection for Clark, implying that she was being violently targeted on the court for her race, and Thomas received death threats online. — Kase Wickman, Vanity Fair, 12 Aug. 2026

While publicly saying something completely different, and implying the public shouldn't even be able to have those concerns or discussions. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2026

In 2010, Hilton posted a picture of the then 17 year old Cyrus getting out of a car, with some parts pixelated, implying the child star was not fully clothed. — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Stewart was implying that Meghan was talking about the short get-together she, Harry and their children, Archie and Lilibet, had with Charles at his Highgrove country estate on July 10. — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2026

The letter argued that Netflix falsely portrays the company of violating the injunction by implying that the trade in the trailer occurred in July 2026. — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2026