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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

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
3 to serve as a sign or symptom of
  • The opening of the new business 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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