Thesaurus results for MEANT

meant

verb

past tense of mean

as in signified

to communicate or convey (as an idea) to the mind the national anthem means various things to various people

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Relevance

as in mattered

to be of importance your presence at my graduation would mean a lot to me

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as in intended

to have in mind as a purpose or goal I mean to win this race

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as in indicated

to serve as a sign or symptom of these colder nights mean autumn has truly arrived

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Recent Examples of meant The launch took place the same day Australia and Fiji signed a new mutual defense treaty meant to counter Chinese influence in the Pacific. — ABC News, 6 July 2026 The defense had argued to delay the hearing, saying in court filings this spring the high volume of discovery meant Robinson’s attorneys would be unable to adequately prepare. — Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 6 July 2026 Still a problem was the camera’s smaller-than-usual three-minute film magazine, which meant changing magazines in the middle of intense dramatic scenes, a situation Nolan had to plan for. — Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026 There were calls for his substitution at half-time, but an injury to Lucas Paqueta meant that Carlo Ancelotti had to shuffle his pack differently. — Mark Carey, New York Times, 6 July 2026 Washington has spent six years trying to conclude what would be America’s first free trade agreement in sub-Saharan Africa, with Kenya, this was meant to be one of the aims of AGOA. — Daniele Nyirandutiye, semafor.com, 6 July 2026 Most recently, the EU expanded a naval operation launched in 2020 meant to enforce a United Nations embargo against Libya. — John Calabrese, The Conversation, 6 July 2026 Or, as Vogue’s Chloe Malle put it in our celebrity-style chat room, Bad Bunny’s tie is also reminiscent of Georgian and Victorian-era mourning lockets; Perhaps the piece is meant to symbolize a dear loved one. — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 6 July 2026 The addition of DeRozan was meant to solidify the Kings as playoff contenders following their play-in tournament loss to the New Orleans Pelicans in 2024, but nothing went as expected. — Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 6 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for meant

Verb

Democrats may be looking at a different kind of red wave this year based on Tuesday night’s primary results, a throwback to when the color red signified not the Republican Party, but socialism.

— W. James Antle III, The Washington Examiner, 27 June 2026
The acquisition of Celifie not only signified a major addition to the 2027 class, but also marked the start of the Bruins keeping homegrown talent in Los Angeles.

— Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2026

Definition of signified

Verb

Those drums did not stop once over the course of a 90-minute match, even though the team they were intended to support not only did not score but did not come particularly close.

— Sam McDowell Updated July 3, Kansas City Star, 4 July 2026
The letter did not explain the pause, but suggested it may have been intended to preserve evidence.

— Jasmine Mendez Follow, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026

Definition of intended

Verb

An original call for service indicated that suspects pulled up to a CBS media vehicle and began shouting racial obscenities at a CBS cameraman who is Black, a law enforcement source said.

— Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2026
Mayor Mamdani indicated earlier this month that the World Cup isn’t the only big event New York City is hosting in the coming days.

— Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 30 June 2026

Definition of indicated

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While there is no master list of PointSavers hotels or dates, they are clearly denoted in Marriott’s award night search results.

— Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 6 May 2026
California is not experiencing a uniform decline in violent crime as denoted in the California Crime Statistics 2026.

— Linh Tat, Oc Register, 4 May 2026

Definition of denoted

Verb

Nunez said investigators planned to interview an employee who was working at the business when the blaze began.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 4 July 2026
Following the exercise, the Royal Navy capability team and the Air and Space Warfare Centre began analyzing the results, with additional testing potentially planned aboard HMS Queen Elizabeth.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 4 July 2026