Synonyms 12 Flashcards
suggest
may involve communicating or implanting an idea by calling attention to some notion likely to be associated with it by starting a mental association naturally leading to the notion in question
imply
is close to suggest in denotation and connotation; it differs in seeming to require more analytical or systematic inference to grasp the implied meaning
hint
refers to communication by slight, indirect, or covert suggestion, with a minimum of straightforward implicit expression
intimate
may stress delicacy as contrasted with blunt forthrightness in expression
insinuate
often indicates covert indirect reference artfully introduced and usually calculated to depreciate or denigrate
include and subsume
agree in indicating the enclosure or containment by a larger class or whole of a smaller class or specific item or participle
include
the more common term, may call more attention to the single item or smaller class by stressing the fact of its existence or the fact of its not having been overlooked
subsume
originally a technical term in logic and still an erudite term, may call more attention to the larger class or more comprehensive principle, may stress the fact of its existence
embrace
may sometimes suggest marked effort at enclosing; it may be used with that which is vast or is quite varied in designation or classification
comprehend
may suggest a noteworthy range or scope in which something is enclosed or held
imply, involve, and implicate
indicate somewhat similar relationships
imply
suggests drawing attention by inference to a certain existence or relationship, not by direct statement. It is applicable to what is logically inferential but not absolutely certain.
involve
may apply to more certain relationship and connection since it may postulate a necessary effect or consequence
implicate
postulates through one actuality or existence the fact of another but fails to suggest an effect or consequence
