SIGNIFIES: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for SIGNIFIES?

Need another word that means the same as “signifies”? Find 3 synonyms and 30 related words for “signifies” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Signifies” are: intend, mean, stand for

Signifies as a Verb

Definitions of "Signifies" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “signifies” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Denote or connote.
• Make known with a word or signal.
• Convey or express a meaning.

Synonyms of "Signifies" as a verb (3 Words)

intend	Mean or intend to express or convey. What do his words intend.
mean	Mean or intend to express or convey. What do you mean by leaving me out here in the cold.
stand for	Put into an upright position.

Usage Examples of "Signifies" as a verb

• What does his strange behavior signify?

Associations of "Signifies" (30 Words)

allude	Suggest or call attention to indirectly; hint at. He alluded to the problem but did not mention it.
asterisk	Mark with an asterisk. He had asterisked the things about the case that still bothered him.
bespeak	Be a signal for or a symptom of. The defendant s insurers took steps to bespeak his medical records.
cue	Give a cue to or for. She had not yet been given her cue to come out on to the dais.
denotation	The most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to. Beyond their immediate denotation the words have a connotative power.
denote	Stand as a name or symbol for. She denoted her feelings clearly.
express	By express. An express train.
figuratively	Used to indicate a departure from a literal use of words; metaphorically. I did bump into figuratively speaking quite a few interesting people.
gesticulate	Show, express or direct through movement. They were shouting and gesticulating frantically at drivers who did not slow down.
hint	Drop a hint intimate by a hint. The restrained fronts of the terraced houses only hinted at the wealth within.
imply	Express or state indirectly. Salesmen who use jargon to imply superior knowledge.
index	Provide an index to. The pins are retracted and indexed to occupy an adjacent slotted position.
indicant	A thing which indicates something. Symptoms are the prime indicants of disease.
indicate	Indicate a place direction person or thing either spatially or figuratively. His tone indicated that he didn t hold out much hope.
indication	(medicine) a reason to prescribe a drug or perform a procedure. An indication of foul play.
insinuate	Give to understand. I insinuated that I did not like his wife.
intend	Mean or intend to express or convey. No offence was intended I assure you.
logo	A symbol or other small design adopted by an organization to identify its products, uniform, vehicles, etc. The Olympic logo was emblazoned across the tracksuits.
manifestation	Expression without words. A characteristic manifestation of Lyme disease.
mean	Mean or intend to express or convey. We were meant to go over yesterday.
overtone	A component of any oscillation whose frequency is an integral multiple of the fundamental frequency. The decision may have political overtones.
portend	Indicate, as with a sign or an omen. The eclipses portend some major events.
represent	Be a delegate or spokesperson for represent somebody s interest or be a proxy or substitute for as of politicians and office holders representing their constituents or of a tenant representing other tenants in a housing dispute. The flower represents a young girl.
sign	A gesture used in a system of sign language. He signed his disapproval with a dismissive hand gesture.
signal	Communicate silently and non verbally by signals or signs. The champion s announcement that he was retiring was the signal for scores of journalists to gather at his last match.
specifier	Someone who draws up specifications giving details (as for obtaining a patent.
symbol	Symbolize. The chemical symbol for helium is He.
symbolic	Involving the use of symbols or symbolism. Symbolic operations.
symptom	Anything that accompanies X and is regarded as an indication of X’s existence. The government was plagued by leaks a symptom of divisions and poor morale.
zodiac	Astrology a circular diagram representing the 12 zodiacal constellations and showing their signs.