denotes

VERB

designate, mean

Synonyms

STRONGEST

stand for

STRONG

announce argue bespeak betoken connote evidence express finger flash imply import indicate insinuate intend make mark peg prove show signify spell symbolize tag typify

WEAK

add up hang sign on put down for put finger on symbol tab

Antonyms

STRONG

conceal deny disprove hide ignore leave alone refuse refute veto withhold

Example Sentences

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A display board in the lobby denotes who’s in and out.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

This finalist for Oxford’s 2025 Word of the Year denotes the “cultivation of an impressive, attractive, or charismatic persona.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 1, 2026

Their goal in their personal work is to combine theme park-like art direction with scrappy, budget-friendly immersive theater, a term that typically denotes some level of active participation on the part of the guest.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2025

Rather, it denotes licentiousness and lack of control, the actions of a toddler gorging himself on chocolate until he is sick.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2025

It denotes the first fever of human pair bonding.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides