Synonyms for connotation
ˌkɒn əˈteɪ ʃəncon·no·ta·tion

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1. connotationnoun

   Synonyms:
   intension

   Antonyms:
   denotation

2. connotationnoun

   A meaning of a word or phrase that is suggested or implied, as opposed to a denotation, or literal meaning. A characteristic of words or phrases, or of the contexts that words and phrases are used in.

   The connotations of the phrase you are a dog are that you are physically unattractive or morally reprehensible, not that you are a canine.

   Synonyms:
   intension

   Antonyms:
   denotation

3. connotationnoun

   A technical term in logic used by J. S. Mill and later logicians to refer to the attribute or aggregate of attributes connoted by a term, and contrasted with denotation.

   The two expressions the morning star and the evening star have different connotations but the same denotation (i.e. the planet Venus).

   Synonyms:
   intension

   Antonyms:
   denotation

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. intension, connotationnoun

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

   Synonyms:
   intension

2. connotationnoun

   an idea that is implied or suggested

   Synonyms:
   intension

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1. List of paraphrases for "connotation":

   meaning, subtext, content

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1. Dax Shepard and Kristen Bell:

   I noticed an actor and her husband on [a recent cover of a celebrity tabloid] that said In Couples' Therapy! The clear message is, 'Oh, their marriage is ending.' There's such a negative connotation, in my previous relationship, we went to couples' therapy at the end, and that's often too late. You can't go after nine years and start figuring out what patterns you're in.

2. Brene Brown:

   Conflict transformation rather than...conflict resolution. To me, the latter suggests going back to a previous state of affairs, and has a connotation that there may be a winner or a loser. [Conflict transformation has] the opportunity to create something new.

3. Socialist Party head Jean-Christophe Cambadelis:

   It's got a certain connotation, this attack is slightly xenophobic, I believe.

4. Bruce Jensen:

   It puts a different connotation on how you're swinging.

5. Michael Roeske:

   There's a derogatory connotation that comes with the word selfish, as if somebody is making this decision typically for a pleasurable reason, maybe nearsighted is a better way of saying that their focus becomes really limited down to what's immediately in front of them. And they're not able to see the larger context of the history of their life, the relationships and the dimensionality of things.