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

India's Venezuelan crude imports have risen from zero in March to 383,000 barrels per day so far in August, according to Kpler data. — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026

Even so, exemptions limit this round of tariffs’ impact to about 5% of the $382 billion in Canadian imports to the United States recorded in 2025, meaning the hit to most Americans' budgets is also likely to be limited, economists said. — Rachel Barber, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026

For instance, last year, Ontario briefly applied a 25% surcharge on electricity imports to the United States. — Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026

The levies imposed over the weekend featured significant exemptions, leaving out some top Canadian imports such as oil, gas and potash. — Max Zahn, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026

The prohibition also covers new imports of quadruped robots, often referred to as four-legged robot dogs. — E. Eduardo Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026

That tariff rate increases to 50% for imports that exceed the threshold. — Bloomberg News, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026

The deceased sloths, which were largely brought from the wild in Guyana and Peru, still prompted public outrage and an effort from Orange County commissioners to clamp down on exotic animal imports locally. — Rylan Digiacomo-Rapp, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2026

Verb

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

What Washington could do China imports Iranian oil using a shadowy system that’s by design insulated from the US dollar system – and sanctions. — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026

Japan, which imports almost all its oil, previously relieved heavily on oil imports from the Middle East through the Strait of Hormuz, which remains effectively closed. — ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026

Ending import reliance Saudi Arabia, a country of 35 million, imports the bulk of its food needs, including 70% of its fruits and vegetables, from India, Russia, the United States, and Europe. — Taylor Luck, Christian Science Monitor, 17 Aug. 2026

Uganda currently imports most of its petroleum products through Kenya, via the Port of Mombasa. — Preeti Jha, semafor.com, 10 Aug. 2026

The restaurant imports its luxe ingredients directly from Toyosu Market in Tokyo, home to those famous and action-packed tuna auctions. — Erika Ebsworth-Goold, Midwest Living, 3 Aug. 2026

Morocco still imports roughly 90% of its primary energy, forcing the government to spend over $300 million each month cushioning consumers from rising fuel costs. — Michael Adu Okyere, Time, 28 July 2026

Aass Bryggeri, a larger brewery and Norway’s oldest, also imports some beer, including their Norwegian Style Pilsner, Lite Norwegian Lager and Juleol, a dark holiday beer. — Jay R. Brooks, Mercury News, 9 July 2026