“Imply” is a verb that means to suggest or indicate something without explicitly stating it. It involves conveying a message indirectly or making a logical connection between ideas, allowing the listener or reader to infer or deduce the intended meaning. The use of implication often relies on context, tone, or the relationships between various elements in communication.
Sample Sentences:
- His silence seemed to imply disagreement with the proposed plan.
- The speaker carefully chose words to imply a sense of urgency.
- The raised eyebrow subtly implied skepticism about the story.
- The sudden change in her tone implied a shift in her emotions.
- The author used symbolism to imply deeper layers of meaning in the novel.
- The data presented in the report may imply a need for further investigation.
- A smile can often imply agreement without uttering a word.
- The decision to arrive early may imply dedication to the project.
- The dark clouds in the sky seemed to imply an impending storm.
- Her choice of clothing subtly implied a rebellious spirit.
Synonyms:
- Suggest: Menyarankan
- Indicate: Menunjukkan
- Hint: Petunjuk
- Insinuate: Menduga-duga
- Intimate: Menyiratkan
- Convey: Menyampaikan
- Deduce: Menyimpulkan
- Infer: Mengandaikan
- Allude: Membuat sindiran
- Betoken: Menunjukkan
Antonyms:
- State: Menyatakan
- Declare: Menyatakan
- Specify: Menyebutkan secara jelas
- Express: Menyatakan
- Elaborate: Menjelaskan secara rinci
- Clarify: Menjelaskan
- Conclude: Menarik kesimpulan
- Announce: Mengumumkan
- Disclose: Mengungkapkan
- Reveal: Membongkar
Derived Words:
- Implication: Implikasi
- Implied: Yang tersirat
- Imply: Menyiratkan
- Implicative: Bersifat menyiratkan
- Implicit: Tersirat
- Implier: Pemberi implikasi
- Impliedly: Secara tersirat
- Imply: Menyiratkan
- Impliedness: Sifat tersirat
- Imply: Menyiratkan
Related Words:
- Inference: Inferensi
- Context: Konteks
- Interpretation: Interpretasi
- Communication: Komunikasi
- Understanding: Pemahaman
- Subtext: Subteks
- Implicature: Implikatur
- Implicational: Implikasional
- Implicative: Bersifat menyiratkan
- Connotation: Konotasi
Phrasal Verbs:
- Hint at: Memberi petunjuk pada
- Allude to: Mengisyaratkan
- Point to: Menunjuk pada
- Suggest to: Menyarankan pada
- Get across: Menyampaikan
- Bring up: Membahas
- Read into: Mengartikan
- Play on: Bermain dengan
- Convey to: Menyampaikan pada
- Touch on: Menyinggung
Common Expressions:
- Read between the lines: Membaca di antara baris-baris
- Drop a hint: Memberikan petunjuk
- Give the impression: Memberikan kesan
- Between the lines: Di antara baris-baris
- Leave unsaid: Tidak diucapkan
- Say without saying: Mengatakan tanpa mengatakan
- Let it be understood: Biarkan dipahami
- Insinuate indirectly: Menduga-duga secara tidak langsung
- Make an indirect reference: Memberikan referensi tidak langsung
- Open to interpretation: Dapat diartikan secara berbeda
Related Idioms:
- “Reading between the lines”: Membaca di antara baris-baris
- “The writing on the wall”: Tanda-tanda yang jelas
- “Put two and two together”: Menghubungkan dua hal
- “In the cards”: Kemungkinan besar terjadi
- “Read the tea leaves”: Membaca isyarat
- “A hint of truth”: Sejumput kebenaran
- “Beat around the bush”: Berbicara secara tidak langsung
- “Wink and nod”: Mengedipkan mata dan mengangguk
- “Skeletons in the closet”: Rahasia tersembunyi
- “Speak volumes”: Banyak bicara
