IMPLANTS Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

implants

verb

present tense third-person singular of implant

as in plants

to set permanently in the consciousness or mind-set a music teacher who strove to implant within his students a love of the classics

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as in roots

to set solidly in or as if in surrounding matter the gemstone was poorly implanted in the setting, so it was constantly popping out

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Recent Examples of implants The mere juxtaposition of Musk and Tony Stark implants the idea that the former inspired the latter. — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026 Pregnancy begins after an embryo successfully implants in a uterus. — Mimi Zieman, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025 The firm initiated coverage of the shoulder implants stock with a buy rating and a $20 per share price target in a Sunday note. — Brian Evans, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2025 The process safely implants a device the size of a rice grain into a pet, said Celene Mielcarek, head of program operations at PAWS Chicago. — William Tong, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025

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Once Mooney plants the seed of his joke about how unhappy white Americans seemed after slavery the later images of Confederate memorial groups and white crowds at lynchings take on a surreal resonance.

— Beandrea July, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2026
Mungiu craftily plants the seed of this crisis in his opening shot, set in the aftermath of a stinging act of parental discipline.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of plants

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However, her performance soon takes on a more grounded, childlike cadence, which roots the supposedly amnesiac Margot a little too firmly within the literal, especially for a tale whose poetry lies in its uncanniness.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026
Instead, Nowell roots the band’s sound in the mid-’90s and keeps his vocal mannerisms as close to Bradley’s as possible.

— Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 15 June 2026

Definition of roots

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Their playoff success breeds confidence in a group with a penchant for executing in the biggest moments while their opponents have not.

— Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026
Its rural nature — isolated from the rest of the country and with many of its communities accessible only by air or water — breeds a self-reliance.

— Becky Bohrer, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026

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Everyone from the guides to the dining staff have come to know the area well over the years of preparation to open—and deeply love the animals and scenery that lodges like this one aim to protect.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Their work lodges itself into the psyche like a sliver of wood thrust beneath a fingernail.

— Alex Jovanovich, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026