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
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  • Anything urgent or deadline-driven is specifically communicated clearly instead of being implied in every communication outreach.
    — Kate Wieczorek, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • There’s a clear drop-off after those top four, whose odds give each of them at least a 10 percent implied probability of winning the title.
    — Katie Richcreek, New York Times, 27 July 2026
Definition of implied
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  • Despite its correction, EWZ remains in a cyclical bull trend as defined by the weekly cloud model, denoted by the shaded area on the chart, which provides support for the uptrend aligned with former resistance near $34.
    — Katie Stockton, CNBC, 13 July 2026
  • California is not experiencing a uniform decline in violent crime as denoted in the California Crime Statistics 2026.
    — Linh Tat, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
Definition of denoted
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  • During the games, players were banned from wearing OneLove armbands that signified unity with the LGBTQ community.
    — DeAsia Paige, AJC.com, 15 July 2026
  • That signified everything that Joe and Angela had swept under the rug.
    — Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 10 July 2026
Definition of signified
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  • The restaurant chain’s rebrand was meant to win back that contingent while also trying to appeal to newer, younger diners, the Wall Street Journal reported.
    — Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • Summer meant waiting until those wild berry bushes hidden in the woods near grandma’s house were finally ripe for the picking.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 27 July 2026
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