Thesaurus results for SIGNIFIED

signified

verb

Definition of signified

past tense of signify

as in mattered

to be of importance never mind, as the color of the room doesn't signify in the least

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as in meant

to communicate or convey (as an idea) to the mind the symbol failed to signify anything to me—until I realized that it was upside down

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as in indicated

to serve as a sign or symptom of the opening of the new mall signifies the city's overdue emergence from economic depression

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Recent Examples of signified The decision also signified the end of Adam’s time on the Northwestern. — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Aug. 2026 This theory gained more popularity after Swift was spotted out in London last month, debuting a fresh haircut which has historically signified a new era in the Taylor Swift Cinematic Universe. — Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 30 Aug. 2026 The resolution signified a $133 million ask to voters from the Jeffco school board. — Olivia Young, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026 While Harry did reunite with his father, the lack of meeting between the brothers signified that cracks between them still run deep. — Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026 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 For many, the night signified more than the conclusion of an awards show. — Kansas City Star, 28 July 2026 During the games, players were banned from wearing OneLove armbands that signified unity with the LGBTQ community. — Deasia Paige, AJC.com, 15 July 2026

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At almost any other place in the canyon, the flood wouldn’t have mattered.

— Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2026
Dolly sang songs about her own life and said things that mattered to us.

— Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of mattered

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Utilities that lobbied for the change argued that compensating rooftop solar at a higher rate meant that people without solar panels were disproportionately paying the costs of maintaining the overhead lines that everyone uses.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Critics have said the size of the gap stems in large part from Connecticut’s lack of investment in special education, which is meant to reduce those disparities as much as possible.

— Theo Peck-Suzuki, Hartford Courant, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of meant

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While earlier forecasts from the hurricane center indicated that Edouard could become a hurricane, the storm ran out of time over the Gulf.

— Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh indicated last week that the central bank is uncomfortable with the current rate of inflation, remarks investors interpreted to mean the Fed is likely to raise its key interest rate in response.

— Rob Wile, NBC news, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of indicated

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Organic cotton needs to be named, not just implied, in the frameworks that will direct investment over the next decade.

— Bart Vollaard, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026
While stocks slipped midday as shares of Nvidia unwound some of its big earnings gains, the S&P was down three-tenths of a percent, about half the roughly 60 basis-point range options pricing had implied for Friday's session.

— Oliver Renick, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of implied

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In their view, the image separating the letters Π and Ι from Λ, Α, Τ and Ο denoted two separate words.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 3 Sep. 2026
In the past, Reputation has always been denoted by the color black, but during the Eras Tour, Swift famously only wore a black and red bodysuit during the Reputation set of the show.

— Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 30 Aug. 2026

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