imply synonyms

imply

v.

  1. To indicate

    intimate, hint at, suggest; see hint, mention, refer 2.

  2. To mean

    import, indicate, signify; see designate 1, intend 2, mean 1.

  3. To assume

    infer, presuppose, presume; see assume 1, intend 1, propose 1. See syn. study at suggest.

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