Thesaurus results for MEANT

meant

verb

past tense of mean

as in signified

to communicate or convey (as an idea) to the mind the national anthem means various things to various people

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as in mattered

to be of importance your presence at my graduation would mean a lot to me

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as in intended

to have in mind as a purpose or goal I mean to win this race

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as in indicated

to serve as a sign or symptom of these colder nights mean autumn has truly arrived

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Recent Examples of meant This new whiskey, State of the Union, is a limited release that, as mentioned before, is meant to celebrate America’s 250th birthday this summer. — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 18 Aug. 2026 On Cambodia’s Tonle Sap, the largest freshwater lake in Southeast Asia, getting anywhere has always meant navigating the water. — ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026 Assembling the team meant to speed up low-cost traffic safety improvements in Sacramento has taken more than a year longer than city officials initially expected. — Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 17 Aug. 2026 The press event Monday at the White House was meant to honor teenage lifeguard Ryder Williams, who rescued a 10-year-old boy at a beach in Santa Cruz, California, last month. — Todd Spangler, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026 As for whether the current offering is finished, Asimakopoulou is clear it is not meant to be. — Rachel Dube, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026 Workers building and fixing data centers has meant a stream of new customers at businesses like Quincy Hardware & Lumber. — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026 Sometimes the Terminal Crew laugh at certain details the audience wouldn’t pick up on — laughs that were only meant for his friends. — Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for meant

Verb

Recording a new album became a therapeutic experience that signified a new artistic journey and a chance to discover himself in the process.

— Adam Davidson, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026
The new ways of the parliament carried meaning and signified the beginning of a new era.

— Lina Sergie Attar, Time, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of signified

Verb

Instead of one person carrying the invisible responsibility of keeping everything together, more members of the household could see what mattered and contribute to what happened next.

— Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026
Yet, none of that would have mattered if the music didn’t match, or exceed, the visuals.

— Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of mattered

Verb

Thus far, there is nothing to suggest that Moscow intended to violate Romanian airspace, the ministry in Bucharest said.

— David Brennan, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2026
The Lions have deployed Moore in a variety of ways, giving him (pun intended) more and more opportunities with the first-team defense.

— Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of intended

Verb

Police said a preliminary investigation had not indicated any signs of foul play.

— Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026
The Greenville Police Department previously said that its preliminary investigation had not indicated signs of foul play or suspicious circumstances.

— Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of indicated

Verb

The decisive stage is planned for early 2027, when an Army unit will conduct an Operational Assessment.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 14 Aug. 2026
Additional infrastructure planned includes a new Vertical Integration Facility for the 9×4 vehicle and a Payload Processing Facility.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 14 Aug. 2026