imply
English Thesaurus
1. express or state indirectly (verb.communication)
2. suggest as a logically necessary consequence; in logic (verb.communication)
| hyponym | : | presuppose, suppose, |
| definition | : | require as a necessary antecedent or precondition (verb.cognition) |
3. have as a logical consequence (verb.stative)
| hypernym | : | necessitate, |
| definition | : | cause to be a concomitant (verb.stative) |
4. have as a necessary feature (verb.stative)
| hyponym | : | carry, |
| definition | : | be necessarily associated with or result in or involve (verb.stative) |
5. suggest that someone is guilty (verb.stative)
| hypernym | : | evoke, paint a picture, suggest, |
| definition | : | call to mind (verb.communication) |
6. express or state indirectly (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | implication, import, significance, |
| definition | : | a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | connotation, |
| definition | : | an idea that is implied or suggested (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | implicative, suggestive, |
| definition | : | tending to suggest or imply (adj.all) |
7. suggest as a logically necessary consequence; in logic (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | conditional relation, implication, logical implication, |
| definition | : | a logical relation between propositions p and q of the form `if p then q'; if p is true then q cannot be false (noun.linkdef) |
| derivation | : | implicative, suggestive, |
| definition | : | tending to suggest or imply (adj.all) |
8. have as a logical consequence (verb.stative)
| derivation | : | deduction, entailment, implication, |
| definition | : | something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied) (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | implicative, suggestive, |
| definition | : | tending to suggest or imply (adj.all) |
9. have as a necessary feature (verb.stative)
| derivation | : | deduction, entailment, implication, |
| definition | : | something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied) (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | involvement, |
| definition | : | a connection of inclusion or containment (noun.linkdef) |
10. suggest that someone is guilty (verb.stative)
| derivation | : | crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, offence, offense, |
| definition | : | (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | crime, |
| definition | : | an evil act not necessarily punishable by law (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | blame, incrimination, inculpation, |
| definition | : | an accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or misdeed (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | implication, |
| definition | : | an accusation that brings into intimate and usually incriminating connection (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | implication, |
| definition | : | a relation implicated by virtue of involvement or close connection (especially an incriminating involvement) (noun.linkdef) |
| derivation | : | inculpative, inculpatory, |
| definition | : | causing blame to be imputed to (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | criminative, criminatory, incriminating, incriminatory, |
| definition | : | charging or suggestive of guilt or blame (adj.all) |
11. express or state indirectly (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | implication, import, significance, |
| definition | : | a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | connotation, |
| definition | : | an idea that is implied or suggested (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | implicative, suggestive, |
| definition | : | tending to suggest or imply (adj.all) |
12. suggest as a logically necessary consequence; in logic (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | conditional relation, implication, logical implication, |
| definition | : | a logical relation between propositions p and q of the form `if p then q'; if p is true then q cannot be false (noun.linkdef) |
| derivation | : | implicative, suggestive, |
| definition | : | tending to suggest or imply (adj.all) |
13. have as a logical consequence (verb.stative)
| derivation | : | deduction, entailment, implication, |
| definition | : | something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied) (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | implicative, suggestive, |
| definition | : | tending to suggest or imply (adj.all) |
14. have as a necessary feature (verb.stative)
| derivation | : | deduction, entailment, implication, |
| definition | : | something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied) (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | involvement, |
| definition | : | a connection of inclusion or containment (noun.linkdef) |
15. suggest that someone is guilty (verb.stative)
| derivation | : | crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, offence, offense, |
| definition | : | (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | crime, |
| definition | : | an evil act not necessarily punishable by law (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | blame, incrimination, inculpation, |
| definition | : | an accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or misdeed (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | implication, |
| definition | : | an accusation that brings into intimate and usually incriminating connection (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | implication, |
| definition | : | a relation implicated by virtue of involvement or close connection (especially an incriminating involvement) (noun.linkdef) |
| derivation | : | inculpative, inculpatory, |
| definition | : | causing blame to be imputed to (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | criminative, criminatory, incriminating, incriminatory, |
| definition | : | charging or suggestive of guilt or blame (adj.all) |
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