signifies

VERB

mean, indicate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

add up to bespeak convey imply manifest portend proclaim represent spell stand for suggest symbolize

STRONG

announce bear betoken carry communicate connote denote disclose evidence evince exhibit express flash import insinuate intend intimate matter purport show sign talk tell wink

WEAK

be a sign of

Antonyms

STRONGEST

conceal withhold

STRONG

bottle up cover hide leave alone listen refrain refuse suppress

VERB

be of importance

Synonyms

STRONGEST

mean

STRONG

count import matter weigh

WEAK

be of consequence be of significance carry weight

Antonyms

STRONG

ignore

Example Sentences

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“Bitter Wheat,” the play he opened last year in London, occasioned the Vanity Fair headline: “David Mamet’s Harvey Weinstein Play Signifies Nothing.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2020

As sharp as her insights often are, this is a book in which Everything Signifies.

From New York Times • Jul. 18, 2018

Signifies such films as It's Pat and Eddie and those starring Gary Busey or Rutger Hauer.

From Time Magazine Archive

Signifies a segment of a news show on which an expert attorney is about to explain a case.

From Time Magazine Archive

Signifies you will have trouble through life—7, 9, 63.

From Cast Adrift by Arthur, T. S. (Timothy Shay)