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signify

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of signify

1 to be of importance

  • never mind, as the color of the room doesn't signify in the least
Synonyms of signify

count, import, matter, mean, weigh
Words Related to signify

affect, concern, influence, sway

add up (to), amount (to)
Phrases Synonymous with signify

carry weight, cut ice

2 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
Synonyms of signify

denote, express, import, intend, mean, spell
Words Related to signify

connote, imply, suggest

add up (to), amount (to)

hint, infer, insinuate, intimate

embody, epitomize, personify, represent, symbol, symbolize

advert, allude (to), cite, instance, mention, refer (to), specify, touch (on or upon)

designate, indicate, point (to), signal

announce, declare, proclaim

elucidate, explain

3 to serve as a sign or symptom of

  • the opening of the new mall signifies the city's overdue emergence from economic depression
Synonyms of signify

bespeak, betoken, denote, indicate, mean, point (to), tell (of)
Words Related to signify

bode, foreshow, foretell, presage

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