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 Lehane said OpenAI’s views are meant to offer an alternative to extremes around AI. — Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 3 Nov. 2026 The central legal question was whether Missouri could use the map, meant to help Republicans gain an additional House seat, in the midterm elections before voters had a chance to approve it through a statewide reference. — Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 2 Nov. 2026 For Zvyagintsev, making a movie in Europe meant relearning much of his usual process. — Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026 This meant staying true to the original silhouette that’s become ingrained in Iverson’s DNA. — Riley Jones, Footwear News, 2 Nov. 2026 Candidates for Congress have voiced a range of proposals meant to address the price woes, including tax cuts, an easing of regulations, a removal of tariffs and an end to the Iran war. — ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026 The temple’s centerpiece, directly beneath the spire, is what’s known as the celestial room, which is meant to represent the beauty and serenity of Heaven. — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Nov. 2026 Original games, genre games, and games built from your own designs and assets are meant to keep working. — Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 2 Nov. 2026 The health benefits it is meant to finance aren’t one-time expenses, after all. — Ramesh Ponnuru, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for meant

Verb

Whatever the detail signified, this was his final bow for Saint Laurent.

— Luke Leitch, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2026
The ceremonial ringing of the bell to open the market also signified the release of our latest ranking of Europe’s biggest businesses.

— Sam Forsdick, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of signified

Verb

The location is intended to connect future air taxi services with existing ground transportation and airport facilities.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2026
But whether researchers intended to serve their funders’ agenda on CCS or not, some say the effect has been undeniable.

— Katie Worth, ProPublica, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of intended

Verb

The exit polls, which also indicated a drop in support for ultra-Orthodox parties, signaled voter unhappiness over these exemptions.

— Giovanna Dell'Orto, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
The videos show the group walking on a neighborhood street, which police indicated is in El Paso.

— Dennis Romero, NBC news, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of indicated

Verb

The downtrend channel that took hold in December 2024 has come into secular support from the monthly cloud model, denoted by the shading on the chart.

— Katie Stockton, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2026
The machine generated about a dozen or so graphs, marked by human figures and bursts of colors that denoted energy fields, broken down by organ—and even tooth.

— Jessica Sulima, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of denoted

Verb

The space shuttle Columbia disintegrated during reentry because of a piece of foam that the astronaut estimates might have weighed about as much as a Styrofoam container.

— Laura Zornosa, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
One was described as a man about 5 feet, 8 inches tall, while the other stood at about 5 feet, 6 inches tall and weighed about 180 pounds.

— Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of weighed

Verb

Beehive’s planned 8,000-unit annual capacity reflects the production ambitions behind that strategy.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
With an adjacent property planned for a 1,000-unit residential subdivision on the Locust land that the family has leased for several years, a path to land ownership is critical to surviving development pressure.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of planned

Verb

There’s a week in the novel during which Lee goes to San Francisco that is implied but not described.

— Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026
New consumer research suggests the shift is more deliberate, and more compatible with luxury growth, than early coverage implied.

— Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026