IMPLIES Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

implies

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present tense third-person singular of imply

as in indicates

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

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Recent Examples of implies As the name implies, ALPR cameras use AI to identify and track vehicles, primarily by reading license plates, although some brands (like Flock) say their cameras can also identify vehicle makes, models, and colors. — Kara McGrath, Allure, 3 Sep. 2026 The Rams went from +550 to +500 at major sportsbooks like DraftKings, which implies about a 17 percent chance of winning the Super Bowl. — Jacob Robinson, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026 That implies a slightly lower outlook than Dow Jones consensus estimate for 53,000 jobs created in August. — Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026 The complaint implies the combined company is dominant in a market that viewers are walking away from. — Shubha Ghosh, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026 Still, a rough calculation implies that reaching 2 mb/d of production would cost over $100 billion. — Michael Lynch, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026 As the name implies, EPR extends responsibility to producers. — Erin Victor, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2026 Despite its bulkier build, this gives LHS 1140b a density very similar to Earth’s, which implies its composition is similar as well. — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 21 Aug. 2026 As their name implies, globular star clusters are groups of stars. — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 21 Aug. 2026

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Initial evidence indicates Ceesay confronted the two men in the parking lot before shooting them, police said.

— Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
Firstly, the signal indicates that WIMPs have a mass around 200 times greater than the mass of a proton.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 2 Sep. 2026

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The fact Dodson and Gay played in the preseason finale hints that they could be released this weekend.

— Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026
One of the photos released shows the pair of friends-turned-secret-lovers in bed together, while another shot of them facing each other in a bathroom hints that there’s tension lingering.

— Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 20 Aug. 2026

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