connotes

verb

present tense third-person singular of connote
as in implies
formal, of a word to make you think about (something) in addition to the word's meaning The word "childlike" connotes innocence. For her, the word "family" connotes love and comfort.

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Recent Examples of connotes The original Greek word χάρις, or charis, which is the root of the Charities and the Graces, not only connotes beauty. — Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2026 This term connotes, among other things, the zig-zag method of running to evade bullets or the trajectory of a getaway driver wending through traffic. — Niela Orr, Vulture, 20 July 2026 The odd name, part of the carmaker’s rebadging, usually connotes involuntary movement. — James Raia, Mercury News, 5 July 2026 Journeyman is derived from the French journée (day) and connotes a day’s work. — Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 Or a lounge, like its name connotes. — Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 30 Mar. 2026 Lerner gets plentiful mileage out of his novel’s title, which also connotes the transmission of culture (thought or speech to writing, sound to vinyl) or part of the process whereby DNA replicates. — Hannah Gold, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026 At its core, reading a physical book, particularly a novel, connotes more than just taste, intellect, or even a desire to pass your time in a more productive way than doomscrolling. — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 9 Mar. 2026 That kind of reaction no doubt connotes intimate familiarity with the material, but the screenplay — by Winnie Holzman and Dana Fox, based on Holzman’s book for the show from the novel by Gregory Maguire — earns its emotions with more sincerity than schmaltz. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 18 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for connotes
  1. implies
  2. denotes
  3. signifies
  4. means
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  • The finding implies that methanol masers are a common product of all planet-forming discs and therefore are produced by processes that are universal in star- and planet-birth, regardless of the protostar's mass.
    — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 15 Oct. 2026
  • This implies demand of roughly 120 million metric tons per year of green ammonia by mid-century.
    — Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026
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  • But the term denotes highly advanced artificial intelligence that could surpass human thought, not the category of AI — an already nebulous term — as a whole.
    — Adi Robertson, The Verge, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The position of the sun denotes the time zone, and the mountain range is a graph of price.
    — Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 28 Sep. 2026
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  • Part of what Myha’la’s wink signifies is how much Celebrity Traitors UK is about, well, being a celebrity.
    — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The appointment signifies a new chapter for Zankov, formalizing a partnership that has already played a pivotal role in the development of his business over the past two years.
    — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026
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  • Price optimization means choosing prices that advance business goals, such as increasing profits, attracting shoppers or clearing unsold goods.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
  • This defense needs to find a way to make quarterbacks uncomfortable without becoming blitz crazy, and that means Chop Robinson, Josh Uche and Malik Herring must step up and win more of their 1-on-1 assignments.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2026
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“Connotes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/connotes. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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