Imply
Hinted
Synonyms: Implicit, hinted, insinuated, inferred, oblique, unexpressed, unstated, tacit, not spelt out, taken for granted, assumed, suggest, intimate, say indirectly, give someone to understand, convey the impression, make out, indirect, suggested, deducible, understood, unspoken, undeclared, unsaid, unacknowledged, silent, taken as read, insinuate, hint, implicate, indicate, give someone to believe, and signal.
Mean
Example Sentences
His tone seemed to imply frustration.
They didn’t imply anything negative intentionally.
The results may imply further investigation.
She didn’t mean to imply disrespect.