DENOTEMENTS Antonyms

• passing reference or indirect mention

• what you must know in order to determine the reference of an expression

• an idea that is implied or suggested

• an indirect suggestion

• a slight indication

• a slight but appreciable amount

• a just detectable amount

• an indication of potential opportunity

• drop a hint; intimate by a hint

• something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied)

• a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred

• an accusation that brings into intimate and usually incriminating connection

• a logical relation between propositions p and q of the form `if p then q'; if p is true then q cannot be false

• a relation implicated by virtue of involvement or close connection (especially an incriminating involvement)

• the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation

• an indirect (and usually malicious) implication

• the act of gaining acceptance or affection for yourself by persuasive and subtle blandishments

• a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude

• a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude

• the quality of being difficult to detect or analyze

• an idea that is suggested

• a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection

• a just detectable amount

• persuasion formulated as a suggestion

• the sequential mental process in which one thought leads to another by association

• the act of inducing hypnosis

• a quiet or hushed tone of voice

• a subdued emotional quality underlying an utterance; implicit meaning

• a pale or subdued color