Antonyms for imply

Grammar : Verb

Spell : im-plahy

Phonetic Transcription : ɪmˈplaɪ

Definition of imply

Origin : late 14c., "to enfold, enwrap, entangle" (the classical Latin sense), from Old French emplier, from Latin implicare "involve" (see implication). Meaning "to involve something unstated as a logical consequence" first recorded c.1400; that of "to hint at" from 1580s. Related: Implied; implying. The distinction between imply and infer is in "What do you imply by that remark?" But, "What am I to infer from that remark?"

verb indicate, mean

Example sentences :

This petition does not imply, therefore, that we are to make God's name holy.
Extract from : « An Explanation of Luther's Small Catechism » by Joseph Stump

Nevertheless it was his pose to imply that for him no other sort of reputation was desirable.
Extract from : « Casanova's Homecoming » by Arthur Schnitzler

How sad that the word "giddy" is used to imply wantonness or levity!
Extract from : « Alarms and Discursions » by G. K. Chesterton

I quite understand that what you mean to imply is a return to early Christianity.
Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola

If mutual, does it not imply mutual trust, mutual confidence?
Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 3 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson

Gaspare's emphasis seemed to imply where they were just then standing.
Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens

Line 18 seems to imply that the poem was not written in England.
Extract from : « The Complete Poetical Works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge » by Samuel Taylor Coleridge

I don't want to imply that Baroja writes with his social conscience.
Extract from : « Rosinante to the Road Again » by John Dos Passos

You imply that the two questions must be combined, I replied.
Extract from : « The Republic » by Plato

Did it imply that Richard was in any way involved—but that was preposterous.
Extract from : « The Film of Fear » by Arnold Fredericks

Synonyms for imply

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