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imply

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of IMPLY

to convey an idea indirectly <they may have implied that they'd help, but they didn't actually say so>

Synonyms allude, imply, indicate, infer, insinuate, intimate, suggest

Related Words advert, mention, point, refer, signal, signalize, signify; smack (of), smell (of)

Near Antonyms announce, declare, proclaim; elucidate, explain, spell out; delineate, describe

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