connotative

adjectives

having the power of implying or suggesting something in addition to what is explicit

connotative

antonym

denotative

is similar to

of or relating to a connotation

connotational, connotative of

is similar to

tending to suggest or imply

"artifacts suggestive of an ancient society"; "an implicative statement"

implicative, suggestive

is similar to

derived or capable of being derived by inference

inferential

is similar to

used of the set of attributes that distinguish the referents of a given word

intensional

see also

implied though not directly expressed; inherent in the nature of something

"an implicit agreement not to raise the subject"; "there was implicit criticism in his voice"; "anger was implicit in the argument"; "the oak is implicit in the acorn"

implicit, inexplicit