connoted

verb

past tense of connote
as in implied
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 connoted The song is not, as might be connoted, about foreshadowing death, but the dissolution of a romance. — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 2 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for connoted
  1. implied
  2. denoted
  3. signified
  4. meant
Verb
  • Do not leave the important detail implied because the tone feels pleasant today.
    — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026
  • That implied that a minimum of 103 million barrels in the SPR today are not available for use, according to a July analysis by Rapidan Energy.
    — Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of implied
Verb
  • One of the factors that may cause this type of aHUS is pregnancy, as denoted by p-aHUS.
    — Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • This is denoted by a marginal risk from the Storm Prediction Center.
    — Ahmad Bajjey, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of denoted
Verb
  • Recording a new album became a therapeutic experience that signified a new artistic journey and a chance to discover himself in the process.
    — Adam Davidson, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The new ways of the parliament carried meaning and signified the beginning of a new era.
    — Lina Sergie Attar, Time, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of signified
Verb
  • This new whiskey, State of the Union, is a limited release that, as mentioned before, is meant to celebrate America’s 250th birthday this summer.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 18 Aug. 2026
  • On Cambodia’s Tonle Sap, the largest freshwater lake in Southeast Asia, getting anywhere has always meant navigating the water.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of meant

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