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. Socialist Party head Jean-Christophe Cambadelis:

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

2. Pasqualina Perrig-Chiello:

   Public knowledge about spousal loss in old age has in general a negative connotation -- bereavement is usually seen as an individual issue, however bereaved individuals vary considerably in their reactions to loss, and little is known on how the historical context contributes to adaptation to spousal loss.

3. Vladan Kuzmanović:

   Sabism is an art and theatric movement of 21st century occupied with the philotipes, mythologic forms, schematism and chromatic scales, dual art, logism of color, cult art, conglomeration. As an art movement it tries to explore word act, group performance, collective structure, fruitfulness and aesthetics of multitude through philotipes as implicit connotation of colors or schemes in their general use (honeysuckle yellow, female, courtly, savage, dionysiaque).

4. Jill Dictrow:

   I think sex has a bad connotation for two reasons. On the religious aspect, some people feel that they are not supposed to be giving their virginity away, and I think porn unfortunately has given sex a sort of degrading factor….

5. Lois Greenfield:

   He was basically juxtaposing pictures that seemed to tell a story when put side by side, either one dancer's movement led into the other picture or maybe there was a relationship between the dancers' shapes. ... He had a design strategy of pairing images that became very exciting, because the connotation of (one) picture could be expanded by the juxtaposition to another picture.