imply

verb/ɪmˈplaɪ/

Frequency rank: #5,169 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

To suggest something without saying it directly.

Illustration for the English word “imply”

Example sentence

Her tone seemed to imply that she was upset, even though she didn’t say it directly.

Synonyms & related words

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