Synonyms of the word

referent

• n. (semantics) The specific entity in the world that a word or phrase identifies or denotes.
• n. That which is referenced.

denotative

• adj. That denotes or names; designative.
• adj. Specific to the primary meaning of a term.

denotive

• adj. Serving to denote something.

import

• n. (countable) Something brought in from an exterior source, especially for sale or trade.
• n. (uncountable) The practice of importing.
• n. (uncountable) Significance, importance.
• v. (transitive) To bring (something) in from a foreign country, especially for sale or trade.
• v. (transitive) To load a file into a software application from another version or system.
• v. (intransitive) To be important; to be significant; to be of consequence.
• v. (transitive) To be of importance to (someone or something).
• v. (transitive) To be incumbent on (someone to do something).
• v. (transitive) To be important or crucial to (that something happen).
• v. (transitive) To mean, signify.
• v. (transitive, archaic) To express, to imply.

meaning

• n. The symbolic value of something.
• n. The significance of a thing.
• n. (semantics) The objects or concept that a word or phrase denotes, or that which a sentence says.
• n. (obsolete) Intention.
• v. present participle of mean.
• adj. Having a (specified) intention.
• adj. Expressing some intention or significance; meaningful.

significance

• n. The extent to which something matters; importance.
• n. Meaning.

signification

• n. The act of signifying, or something that is signified; significance.
• n. Evidence for the existence of something.
• n. A meaning of a word.

term

• n. Limitation, restriction or regulation.
• n. Any of the binding conditions or promises in a legal contract.
• n. That which limits the extent of anything; limit; extremity; bound; boundary.
• n. (geometry, archaic) A point, line, or superficies that limits.
• n. A word or phrase, especially one from a specialised area of knowledge.
• n. Relations among people.
• n. Part of a year, especially one of the three parts of an academic year.
• n. Duration of a set length; period in office of fixed length.
• n. (of a patent) The maximum period during which the patent can be maintained into force.
• n. (archaic) A menstrual period.
• n. (mathematics) Any value (variable or constant) or expression separated from another term by a space or…
• n. (logic) The subject or the predicate of a proposition; one of the three component parts of a syllogism,…
• n. (astrology) An essential dignity in which unequal segments of every astrological sign have internal rulerships…
• n. (architecture) A quadrangular pillar, adorned on top with the figure of a head, as of a man, woman, or…
• n. (nautical) A piece of carved work placed under each end of the taffrail.
• v. To phrase a certain way, especially with an unusual wording.
• n. (computing, informal) terminal (computer program that emulates a physical terminal).
• v. (transitive, intransitive) To terminate one's employment.
• n. One whose employment has been terminated.