MEAN Synonyms
There are 14 hypernyms of the word mean. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for MEAN
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intend | verbv | |||||||
verb • have in mind as a purpose • design or destine • mean or intend to express or convey • denote or connote | ||||||||
base | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • installation from which a military force initiates operations • a terrorist network intensely opposed to the United States that dispenses money and logistical support and training to a wide variety of radical Islamic terrorist groups; has cells in more than 50 countries • lowest support of a structure • a place that the runner must touch before scoring • the bottom or lowest part • (anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment • a lower limit • the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained • a support or foundation • a phosphoric ester of a nucleoside; the basic structural unit of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA) • any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water • the bottom side of a geometric figure from which the altitude can be constructed • the most important or necessary part of something • (numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place • the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end • (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed • the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area • the principal ingredient of a mixture • a flat bottom on which something is intended to sit • (electronics) the part of a transistor that separates the emitter from the collector adjective satellite • serving as or forming a base • of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense) • (used of metals) consisting of or alloyed with inferior metal • not adhering to ethical or moral principles • having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality • illegitimate • debased; not genuine verb • use as a basis for; found on • situate as a center of operations • use (purified cocaine) by burning it and inhaling the fumes | ||||||||
beggarly | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • marked by poverty befitting a beggar • (used of sums of money) so small in amount as to deserve contempt | ||||||||
cruel | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering | ||||||||
damaging | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • (sometimes followed by `to') causing harm or injury • designed or tending to discredit, especially without positive or helpful suggestions | ||||||||
harsh | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles adjective satellite • unpleasantly stern • unpleasantly rough or jarring to the senses • unkind or cruel or uncivil • severe • sharply disagreeable; rigorous | ||||||||
imply | verbv | |||||||
verb • express or state indirectly • suggest as a logically necessary consequence; in logic • have as a logical consequence • suggest that someone is guilty • have as a necessary feature | ||||||||
malicious | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • having the nature of or resulting from malice | ||||||||
signify | verbv | |||||||
verb • denote or connote • convey or express a meaning • make known with a word or signal | ||||||||
average | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a statistic describing the location of a distribution • (sports) the ratio of successful performances to opportunities • an intermediate scale value regarded as normal or usual adjective satellite • approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value • lacking special distinction, rank, or status; commonly encountered • lacking exceptional quality or ability • around the middle of a scale of evaluation • relating to or constituting the most frequent value in a distribution • relating to or constituting the middle value of an ordered set of values (or the average of the middle two in a set with an even number of values) verb • amount to or come to an average, without loss or gain • achieve or reach on average • compute the average of | ||||||||
bastardly | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • born out of wedlock • of no value or worth | ||||||||
cause | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something • a justification for something existing or happening • a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end • any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results • a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy verb • give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally • cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner | ||||||||
cheap | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • relatively low in price or charging low prices adjective satellite • tastelessly showy • of very poor quality; flimsy • embarrassingly stingy | ||||||||
convey | verbv | |||||||
verb • (of information) make known; pass on • serve as a means for expressing something • transfer to another • transmit a title or property • transmit or serve as the medium for transmission • take something or somebody with oneself somewhere • go or come after and bring or take back | ||||||||
deft | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands | ||||||||
entail | verbv | |||||||
noun • land received by fee tail • the act of entailing property; the creation of a fee tail from a fee simple verb • have as a logical consequence • impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result • limit the inheritance of property to a specific class of heirs | ||||||||
excellent | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • very good; of the highest quality | ||||||||
fantabulous | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • very good; of the highest quality | ||||||||
fierce | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • marked by extreme and violent energy • marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid • ruthless in competition • violently agitated and turbulent | ||||||||
first-class | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • very good; of the highest quality | ||||||||