Synonyms of imports

imports 1 of 2

noun

plural of import

as in senses

the idea that is conveyed or intended to be conveyed to the mind by language, symbol, or action

didn't understand all the technical jargon, but got the general import of the speech

Synonyms & Similar Words

• senses
• contents
• meanings
• intentions
• intents
• definitions
• significances
• themes
• connotations
• messages
• implications
• drifts
• stuff
• denotations
• spirits
• natures
• significations
• indications
• purports
• cues
• topics
• suggestions
• essences
• burdens
• subjects
• hints
• motives
• intimations
• souls
• acceptances
• kernels
• tenors
• clues
• matters
• hearts
• bottoms
• nuclei
• motifs
• questions
• essentialities
• inklings
• cores
• acceptations
• gists
• piths
• points
• marrows
• quicks
• nubs
• cruxes

imports

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of import

1

as in matters

to be of importance

it imports little whether you like Grandma's gift; you should have graciously thanked her

Synonyms & Similar Words

• matters
• means
• weighs
• influences
• carries weight
• cuts ice
• counts
• affects
• signifies
• concerns
• amounts (to)
• sways
• adds up (to)

2

as in means

to communicate or convey (as an idea) to the mind

the word "freedom" can import different things to different people

Synonyms & Similar Words

• means
• implies
• signifies
• spells
• denotes
• intends
• indicates
• symbols
• expresses
• suggests
• amounts (to)
• adds up (to)
• instances
• hints
• refers (to)
• points (to)
• infers
• intimates
• signals
• represents
• touches (on or upon)
• alludes (to)
• specifies
• symbolizes
• explains
• mentions
• connotes
• announces
• adverts
• cites
• embodies
• epitomizes
• proclaims
• insinuates
• personifies
• declares
• designates
• elucidates

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of imports

Noun

The federal government was preparing to change its rules on low-value imports, threatening her ability to purchase cheaper prescription medications for blood thinning and heart failure from Canada. — Andrew R. Chow, Time, 22 Oct. 2026

There are also significant caveats related to Trump’s central selling point to Americans — that the deal will bring a gusher of low-cost oil imports. — Cate Brown, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026

In response, Pretoria is looking to boost trade with China and India, though a flood of cheap imports from the former has angered domestic producers. — semafor.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Then there are tariffs, which are fundamentally a consumption tax on imports. — Markus Schneider, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2026

Trump has since looked for other legal authority to tax imports. — ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026

The executive order suspends tariffs of up to 500% on US imports from Russia and 100% on the top five importers of Russian oil and natural gas. — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 19 Oct. 2026

Without more batteries, Illinois will be even more reliant on dirty, expensive electricity imports from other states and more likely to delay the natural gas power plant closures it’s planned for years to clean the air. — John Lippert, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026

Gas storage facilities typically cover only 25% to 30% of winter consumption, leaving the remainder heavily dependent on continuous imports. — CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026

Verb

High oil prices are bad for Asia, which imports most of its fuel. — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026

The manufacturer from which Nordone’s company imports its toy blaster guns is headquartered in China’s Henan province and is listed as Cosmox North America’s top trading partner by ImportGenius. — Liz Goodwin, Washington Post, 10 Oct. 2026

Miami String also makes its own cellos and basses at a workshop in Romania, a longtime supplier that Winters took over after the owners ran into financial trouble, and imports them into the United States. — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026

Fluxnium says the country currently imports more than 90% of its uranium. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2026

It's estimated that the United States imports more than 40% of these oils from the Middle East, which has been dealing with disruptions to oil supplies since the start of the Iran war earlier this year. — ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026

Nigerians spend more than $1 billion annually on medical services abroad, according to the government’s investment promotion agency, and the country imports 70% of its medicines. — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 11 Sep. 2026

Harting imports about 40% of its components, according to the presentations, and other locations being considered by the company offer more convenient access to overseas shipping routes. — Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Sep. 2026

Russia likewise imports few Indian goods and is not a source of today’s advanced technologies, such as artificial intelligence. — C. Raja Mohan, Foreign Affairs, 27 Aug. 2026