Synonyms for
Denote
Definition
to be a sign of something; to indicate or represent something
Synonyms & similar words
Synonyms by register
Antonyms
Common collocations
- denote a meaning
- denote a concept
- denote a relationship
- denote a characteristic
- denote a change
- denote a state
Word family
Usage note
Primarily used in formal contexts to indicate or signify something specific. Avoid using 'denote' for simple meanings; 'mean' is often more appropriate in casual conversation.
Example sentences
- The symbol on the map denotes a park.
- His frown denoted that he was upset.
- The color red often denotes danger or warning.
- The number 13 is said to denote bad luck.
- The word 'cat' denotes a furry, four-legged animal with whiskers and a tail.
Quotes
Language is the dress of thought; and as the noblest mien or most graceful action would be degraded and obscured by a garb appropriated to the gross employments of rustics or mechanics, so the most heroic sentiments will lose their efficacy, and the most splendid ideas drop their magnificence, if they are conveyed by words too familiar or too remote, or by phrases expanded beyond the measure of strict propriety...Words, therefore, are not only the dress but the instruments of thought; and the whole character of writing depends on the judicious selection of words, and the skilful arrangement of them.
A designer knows when he has reached perfection not when there is nothing left to add but when there is nothing left to take away.
The propensity to truck, barter, and exchange one thing for another is common to all men, and to be found in no other race of animals.