implies

VERB

indicate, mean

Synonyms

STRONGEST

entail hint involve mention signify suggest

STRONG

betoken connote denote designate evidence import include insinuate intend intimate presuppose refer

WEAK

give a hint point to

Antonyms

WEAK

define explicate express state

Example Sentences

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However, neither grapples with what kind of existence that implies, or how space-time differs from a map of events.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

Summer, and all the vacation days and potential travel that implies, is upon us.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Another key difference: As the name implies, perpetual futures never expire.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

He says its forward price-to-earnings multiple—which currently stands at 11.4 times, according to FactSet—already this implies moderating price growth, and oversupply conditions looming in the next one-to-two years.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

She’s doing the bartending for money, her nonchalance implies: her true ambitions lie elsewhere.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood