implying

im-ply-ing · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    Suggesting something indirectly rather than stating it explicitly.

  2. 2.

    Indicating the existence or necessity of something as a logical consequence.

Related words

Antonyms: declaring, stating
See also: hinting, inferring, suggesting
Synonyms: hinting, insinuating, suggesting

Etymology

From Latin implicare (to involve, entangle), from in- (in) + plicare (to fold).