Meanings
adjectiveconnotative (comparative more connotative, superlative most connotative)
comparative more connotative · superlative most connotative
- that implies or suggests something else
Antonyms: denotative
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivethat implies or suggests something else
Opposite
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivehaving the power of implying or suggesting something in addition to what is explicit
Similar
Opposite
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Catalan connotatiu
- connotatiuthat implies or suggests something else
French connotatif
- connotatifthat implies or suggests something else
Italian connotativo
- connotativothat implies or suggests something else
Portuguese conotativo
- conotativothat implies or suggests something else
Romanian conotativ
- conotativthat implies or suggests something else
Spanish connotativo
- connotativothat implies or suggests something else
Cite this entry
APA
connotative. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/connotative
MLA
“connotative.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/connotative. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “connotative,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/connotative.
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