purport
5 thesaurus results for: purport
Synonym Collection v1.1
| Main Entry: | purport |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Synonyms: | connotation, core, drift, gist, implication, import, intent, intention, maintain, mean, meaning, object, point, profess, purpose, rationale, sense, significance, substance, tenor, thrust |
Synonym Collection v1.1
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Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
| Main Entry: | idea |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | The gist of a specific action or situation. |
| Synonyms: | import, meaning, point, significance, significancy |
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
| Main Entry: | import |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | The general sense or significance, as of an action or statement. |
| Synonyms: | amount, burden, drift, substance, tenor |
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
| Main Entry: | meaning |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | That which is signified by a word or expression. |
| Synonyms: | acceptation, connotation, denotation, import, intent, message, sense, significance, significancy, signification, value |
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
| Main Entry: | thrust |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | The thread or current of thought uniting or occurring in all the elements of a text or discourse. |
| Synonyms: | aim, burden, drift, intent, meaning, substance, tendency, tenor |
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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