- connotation
- content
- context
- definition
- effect
- essence
- explanation
- hint
- implication
- interpretation
- nuance
- sense
- significance
- spirit
- subject
- substance
- understanding
- value
- acceptation
- allusion
- bearing
- denotation
- drift
- force
- gist
- heart
- import
- intimation
- meat
- nitty-gritty
- pith
- point
- purport
- stuff
- suggestion
- symbolization
- tenor
- thrust
- upshot
- use
- worth
- bottom line
- name of the game
- nature of beast
- nuts and bolts
- subject matter
- idea
- intent
- interest
- purpose
- animus
- design
- end
- goal
- object
- plan
- point
- trend
On this page you’ll find 102 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to meaning, such as: connotation, content, context, definition, effect, and essence.
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SYNONYM OF THE DAY
OCTOBER 26, 1985
WORDS RELATED TO MEANING
- connotation
- denotation
- intent
- meaning
- message
- purport
- sense
- significance
- value
- word meaning
- application
- connection
- import
- meaning
- pertinence
- reference
- relation
- relevance
- weight
- addresses
- airs
- aspects
- attitudes
- behaviors
- carriages
- comportment
- demeanor
- deportment
- displays
- fronts
- looks
- manners
- miens
- poise
- ports
- poses
- presences
- sets
- stands
- association
- coloring
- essence
- hint
- meaning
- nuance
- overtone
- significance
- suggestion
- undertone
- associations
- colorings
- essences
- hints
- meanings
- nuances
- overtones
- significances
- suggestions
- undertones
- hinting
- implying
- meaning
- referring
- suggesting
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1
as in sense
the idea that is conveyed or intended to be conveyed to the mind by language, symbol, or action
the unmistakable meaning of the skier’s upraised arms as he finished his spectacular run
2
as in purpose
something that one hopes or intends to accomplish
the people have a right to know what the president’s meaning is in getting the nation involved in this war
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
as in suggestive
clearly conveying a special meaning (as one’s mood)
gave me a meaning look after I said that
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
present participle of mean
1
as in denoting
to communicate or convey (as an idea) to the mind
the national anthem means various things to various people
2
as in mattering
to be of importance
your presence at my graduation would mean a lot to me
3
as in intending
to have in mind as a purpose or goal
I mean to win this race
4
as in indicating
to serve as a sign or symptom of
these colder nights mean autumn has truly arrived
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3. meaning
noun. [‘ˈmiːnɪŋ’] the idea that is intended.
Etymology
- meaning (English)
- mean (English)
- meene (Middle English (1100-1500))
- mening (Middle English (1100-1500))
5. word
noun. [‘ˈwɝːd’] a brief statement.
Etymology
- word (English)
- word (Middle English (1100-1500))
- word (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
7. word
noun. [‘ˈwɝːd’] a verbal command for action.
Etymology
- word (English)
- word (Middle English (1100-1500))
- word (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
9. word
verb. [‘ˈwɝːd’] put into words or an expression.
Etymology
- word (English)
- word (Middle English (1100-1500))
- word (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
10. word
noun. [‘ˈwɝːd’] a promise.
Etymology
- word (English)
- word (Middle English (1100-1500))
- word (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
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1. well-meaning
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Synonyms
Antonyms
1. well-meaning
adjective. not unfriendly or threatening.
Synonyms
- amicable
Antonyms
- unmotivated
- unpremeditated
Rhymes with Word Meaning
- intervening
- convening
- screening
- machining
- demeaning
- preening
- greening
- cleaning
- careening
- weaning
- leaning
2. meaning
noun. [‘ˈmiːnɪŋ’] the message that is intended or expressed or signified.
Synonyms
- significance
- point
- core
- subtlety
- symbolization
- sense
- subject matter
- connotation
- symbolisation
- import
- burden
- effect
- referent
- signified
- signification
- gist
- lesson
- spirit
- lexical meaning
- nuance
- nicety
- overtone
- intent
- substance
- purport
- message
- grammatical meaning
- content
- refinement
- shade
- intension
- essence
Antonyms
- meaninglessness
- insignificance
- unimportance
- significant
Etymology
- mean (English)
- meene (Middle English (1100-1500))
- mening (Middle English (1100-1500))
3. meaning
noun. [‘ˈmiːnɪŋ’] the idea that is intended.
Synonyms
- undertone
- import
- thought
- idea
- extension
- reference
- semantics
- tenor
- undercurrent
- denotation
- implication
- strain
- connotation
- substance
Antonyms
- dishonorable
- wicked
- unrighteous
- physical
Etymology
- mean (English)
- meene (Middle English (1100-1500))
- mening (Middle English (1100-1500))
4. word
noun. [‘ˈwɝːd’] a unit of language that native speakers can identify.
Synonyms
- descriptor
- troponym
- term
- subordinate word
- vocable
- superordinate
- whole name
- dissyllable
- retronym
- head
- opposite word
- guideword
- loan-blend
- derivative
- cognate
- four-letter word
- catchword
- closed-class word
- metonym
- subordinate
- terminology
- antonym
- quantifier
- superordinate word
- hypernym
- meronym
- form
- written word
- oxytone
- partitive
- monosyllabic word
- content word
- diminutive
- neologism
- neology
- coinage
- dirty word
- equivalent word
- polysyllabic word
- manner name
- spoken word
- anagram
- cognate word
- synonym
- back-formation
- deictic word
- language
- loanblend
- polysyllable
- anaphor
- polysemant
- homonym
- primitive
- loan
- syllable
- headword
- hybrid
- head word
- signifier
- syncategoreme
- palindrome
- polysemantic word
- key word
- nonce word
- hapax legomenon
- affix
- deictic
- reduplication
- loanword
- monosyllable
- paroxytone
- four-letter Anglo-Saxon word
- disyllable
- classifier
- hyponym
- polysemous word
- nomenclature
- charade
- function word
- word form
- language unit
- syncategorem
- trisyllable
- open-class word
- proparoxytone
- linguistic unit
- substantive
- opposite
- contraction
- holonym
- logical quantifier
- guide word
- heteronym
Antonyms
- antonym
- categorem
- synonym
- plural
Etymology
- word (Middle English (1100-1500))
- word (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
5. word
noun. [‘ˈwɝːd’] a brief statement.
Antonyms
- foot
Etymology
- word (Middle English (1100-1500))
- word (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
6. word
noun. [‘ˈwɝːd’] information about recent and important events.
Synonyms
- info
- tidings
- news
- information
- good word
- update
- latest
Antonyms
- syncategorem
- syncategoreme
- follower
- inferior
Etymology
- word (Middle English (1100-1500))
- word (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
7. word
noun. [‘ˈwɝːd’] a verbal command for action.
Antonyms
- independent
Etymology
- word (Middle English (1100-1500))
- word (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
8. word
noun. [‘ˈwɝːd’] an exchange of views on some topic.
Synonyms
- deliberation
- speech communication
- spoken communication
- group discussion
- talks
- voice communication
- spoken language
- oral communication
- post-mortem
- argument
- debate
- discussion
- dialogue
- postmortem
- negotiation
- ventilation
- give-and-take
- public discussion
- speech
- argumentation
- language
- conference
Antonyms
- unrelated
- superior
- dominant
- insubordinate
Etymology
- word (Middle English (1100-1500))
- word (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
9. word
verb. [‘ˈwɝːd’] put into words or an expression.
Synonyms
- articulate
- express
- phrase
- show
- dogmatise
- couch
- dogmatize
- give voice
- ask
- frame
- put
- lexicalise
- redact
- evince
- formulate
- formularize
- cast
- formularise
Antonyms
- stay
- inability
- conjunctive
- big
Etymology
- word (Middle English (1100-1500))
- word (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
10. word
noun. [‘ˈwɝːd’] a promise.
Synonyms
- parole
- promise
Antonyms
- crooked
- dullness
- angularity
Etymology
- word (Middle English (1100-1500))
- word (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
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meaning, significance, signification, importnoun
the message that is intended or expressed or signified
«what is the meaning of this sentence»; «the significance of a red traffic light»; «the signification of Chinese characters»; «the import of his announcement was ambiguous»
Synonyms:
importee, import, consequence, moment, substance, signification, significance, importation, implicationAntonyms:
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meaning, substanceadjective
the idea that is intended
«What is the meaning of this proverb?»
Synonyms:
means, nitty-gritty, meat, import, core, inwardness, sum, subject matter, center, gist, heart and soul, content, substance, nub, signification, centre, kernel, essence, message, heart, significance, marrow, pithAntonyms:
nonmeaningful, meaningless -
meaning(a), pregnant, significantadjective
rich in significance or implication
«a meaning look»
Antonyms:
meaningless, nonmeaningful
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meaningnoun
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meaningnoun
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meaningnoun
Synonyms:
import, purport, significance
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List of paraphrases for «meaning»:
sense, significance, direction, smell, senses, connotation, regard, feel, sens, meanings, feeling, importance, sinn, i.e., definition, effect, means, respect
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How to use meaning in a sentence?
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Jon Snow:
When enough people make false promises, words stop meaning anything, then there are no answers just better and better lies.
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D. Elton Trueblood:
A man has made at least a start on discovering the meaning of human life when he plants shade trees under which he knows full well he will never sit.
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Ray Kurzweil, The Age of Spiritual Machines: When Computers Exceed Human Intelligence:
Take death for example. A great deal of our effort goes into avoiding it. We make extraordinary efforts to delay it, and often consider its intrusion a tragic event. Yet we’d find it hard to live without it. Death gives meaning to our lives. It gives importance and value to time. Time would become meaningless if there were too much of it.
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William Fox:
Wisdom and meaning seem impossible right now in the midst of our immediate, heart-breaking sadness.
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Ah Lung:
My dream is to revive Hong Kong, to bring a revolution in our time, this is the meaning of my life now.
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- معنىArabic
- мәғәнәBashkir
- sterBreton
- význam, smyslCzech
- ystyrWelsh
- betydning, meningDanish
- Bedeutung, SinnGerman
- νόημα, σημασία, έννοιαGreek
- signifoEsperanto
- significadoSpanish
- معنیPersian
- merkitys, tarkoitusFinnish
- signification, sensFrench
- bríIrish
- ciallachadh, seagh, brìghScottish Gaelic
- मतलब, अर्थHindi
- jelentés, értelemHungarian
- իմաստArmenian
- merking, meiningIcelandic
- significatoItalian
- 意味, 目的, 意義Japanese
- 의미, 意味, 뜻Korean
- reikšmėLithuanian
- jēgaLatvian
- смисол, значење, смислаMacedonian
- waarde, betekenis, zinDutch
- betydning, tyding, meningNorwegian
- znaczenie, sensPolish
- significado, sentidoPortuguese
- значение, толкование, смыслRussian
- pomen, smiselSlovene
- betydelse, meningSwedish
- maanaSwahili
- பொருள்Tamil
- маънӣTajik
- ความหมายThai
- kasıt, mana, anlamTurkish
- معنی, ارتھUrdu
- nghĩaVietnamese
- 含義Chinese
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