The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word INTEND , but the solution may also be NOT SO NICE which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Mean crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| INTEND | 22 % | 6 |
| DENOTE | 15 % | 6 |
| AVERAGE | 12 % | 7 |
| NASTY | 5 % | 5 |
| NOTNICE | 5 % | 7 |
| CRUEL | 4 % | 5 |
| STINGY | 3 % | 6 |
| CONNOTE | 3 % | 7 |
| ORNERY | 2 % | 6 |
| SIGNIFY | 2 % | 7 |
| BASE | 2 % | 4 |
| VILE | 2 % | 4 |
| LOW | 1 % | 3 |
| UNKIND | 1 % | 6 |
| HATEFUL | 1 % | 7 |
| MIDDLE | 1 % | 6 |
| CATTY | 1 % | 5 |
| SQUALID | 1 % | 7 |
| CHEAP | 1 % | 5 |
| POOR | 1 % | 4 |
| PETTY | 1 % | 5 |
| AIM | 1 % | 3 |
| SNIDE | 1 % | 5 |
| DEVILISH | 1 % | 8 |
| IGNOBLE | 1 % | 7 |
| SMALLMINDED | 1 % | 11 |
| REPTILIAN | 1 % | 9 |
| MEAGER | 1 % | 6 |
| SMALL | 1 % | 5 |
| ROTTEN | 1 % | 6 |
| SELFISHANDCRUEL | 1 % | 15 |
| STANDFOR | 1 % | 8 |
| SHOW | 1 % | 4 |
| ABUSIVE | 1 % | 7 |
| COARSE | 1 % | 6 |
| CLOSEASACLAM | 1 % | 12 |
| EQUAL | 1 % | 5 |
| NOT SO NICE | 1 % | 11 |
| INREND | 1 % | 6 |
| EVIL | 1 % | 4 |
| SEEDY | 1 % | 5 |
| VULGAR | 1 % | 6 |
Why may DENOTE be the right solution?
"Mean" can be a verb that refers to indicating or representing something. "Denote" is a synonym of "mean" in this sense, making it the right solution.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Mean
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- entail
- have in mind
- imply
- think of
- think
- signify
- skilled
- normal
- intend
- base
- stand for
- tight
Crossword Answer definitions
INTEND verb- (usually followed by the particle "to") To hope; to wish (something, or something to be accomplished); be intent upon
- To fix the mind on; attend to; take care of; superintend; regard.
- To stretch to extend; distend.
- To strain; make tense.
- To intensify; strengthen.
- To apply with energy.
- To bend or turn; direct, as one’s course or journey.
- To design mechanically or artistically; fashion; mold.
- To pretend; counterfeit; simulate.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result INTEND
More clues leading to the result DENOTE
More clues leading to the result AVERAGE
- No great shakes
- Mediocre
- A dime a dozen
- C
- Mean relative?
- Run-of-the-mill
- At C level?
- Not outstanding
- Normal
- Middle of the road
More clues leading to the result NASTY
- Malicious
- Painful
- Particularly unpleasant
- Bitter
- Foul-smelling
- Not at all nice
- Mean-spirited
- Foul-tasking
- Vile
- Janet Jackson, 1986
More clues leading to the result NOTNICE
- Mean
- "That was pretty mean!"
- Like fooling Mother Nature, in an old margarine commercial
- Inconsiderate
- Nasty
- Naughty
- "Shame on you!"
- Unpleasant
- On the nasty side
- "How rude!"
More clues leading to the result CRUEL
- Ruthless
- Unusual's partner?
- Merciless
- Merciless (5)
- Like Ms. deVille
- Draconian
- Sadistic
- Like de Sade
- Like the Murdstones in "David Copperfield"
- Like Simon Legree
More clues leading to the result STINGY
- Penny-pinching
- Parsimonious
- Cheap
- Tight
- Liberal's opposite
- Tight-fisted
- Not at all generous
- Scroogean
- Not very generous
- Scrooge-like
More clues leading to the result CONNOTE
- Suggest a meaning
- Imply
- Suggest, as a meaning
- Mean
- Signify
- Express without overt reference
- Suggest
- Imply secondarily.
- Imply.
- Suggest, as associations
More clues leading to the result ORNERY
- Mean and nasty
- Not exactly agreeable
- Combative
- Cantankerous
- Games magazine's "The World's Most ___ Crossword"
- Ill-natured
- Curmudgeonlike
- Challenging or cruel
- Mean or stubborn
- Not at all nice
More clues leading to the result SIGNIFY
More clues leading to the result BASE
- Diamond corner
- Kind of pay
- Military installation
- Safari camp
- Shea sack
- Foundation
- Knavish
- Ballplayer's theft
- Headquarters
- See 40-Across
More clues leading to the result VILE
- Despicable
- Disgusting
- Contemptible
- Reprehensible
- Foul
- Miserable
- Apt anagram of "evil"
- Abhorrent
- Beneath contempt
- Awful-tasting
More clues leading to the result LOW
- Like some blows
- Girl Scout founder
- Immoral
- First gear
- Contemptible
- In need of supplies
- Like a bass
- Underhanded
- With 39-Across, like some cigarettes
- At sea level
More clues leading to the result UNKIND
- Mean
- Cruel
- Pitiless
- Not nice at all
- Mean-spirited
- Meanspirited
- Harsh.
- Wanting in sympathy.
- Harsh
- Lacking consideration
More clues leading to the result HATEFUL
More clues leading to the result MIDDLE
- ___ America
- With 56-Down, what the starred entries lost part of
- Innerspace?
- Central
- Beltline area
- Monkey's place?
- Core
- See 4-Across
- Waistline
- Center
More clues leading to the result CATTY
- __-cornered (diagonal)
- Into nasty gossip
- Deliberately hurtful
- Grimalkin-like
- Slyly spiteful
- Malicious, as a remark
- Spiteful
- Given to hissing and scratching?
- Slyly malicious
- Slyly cruel
More clues leading to the result SQUALID
- Like dorm rooms, often
- Hardly luxurious
- Seedy
- Unfit for habitation
- Miserable.
- Mean.
- Like a pigsty
- Like skid row digs
- In dire need of cleaning
- Like skid row
More clues leading to the result CHEAP
- Like Jack Benny
- Not very dear
- Tightfisted
- Below wholesale
- "Talk is ___"
- Tight-fisted
- Like some thrills or shots
- Shabbily made
- Skinflinty
- Jack Benny-like
More clues leading to the result POOR
- Down-and-out
- Not so hot
- Badly off
- Hardly worth a D
- Lacking in value
- Less than good
- Standard's partner
- Far from the 1%
- Low-quality
- Second-rate
More clues leading to the result PETTY
- Big name at Daytona
- Kind of cash or officer
- Super Bowl XLII halftime entertainer Tom
- Small-minded
- Kind of theft
- 7-time Winston Cup winner Richard
- Of little importance
- Of minor importance
- Tom who sang "Mary Jane's Last Dance"
- Picayune
More clues leading to the result AIM
- Marksman's gift
- Prepare to fire
- Align the crosshairs
- Aspiration
- Ready's follower
- Intent
- A shooter might take it
- Crest alternative
- Crest rival
- SmarterChild platform
More clues leading to the result SNIDE
- Contemptuous
- Cynical
- Derogatory
- Caustic, as a remark
- Sassy
- Dismissive
- Sarcastic
- Like some remarks
- Rudely sarcastic
- Nasty
More clues leading to the result DEVILISH
- Diabolical
- Full of mischief
- Extremely bad: Colloq.
- Diabolical.
- Mean.
- Infernal
- Mischievous
- Mephistophelian
- Infernal and diabolical
- Satanic
More clues leading to the result IGNOBLE
More clues leading to the result SMALLMINDED
More clues leading to the result REPTILIAN
- Cold-bloodedly treacherous
- Like adders and asps
- Coldly devious
- Mean
- Contemptible and not to be trusted
- Treacherous
More clues leading to the result MEAGER
More clues leading to the result SMALL
- T-shirt size
- Dixie cup size
- Kind of change or talk
- See 39A
- Petty
- Like some talk or print
- Kind of talk or print
- Of no consequence
- Pint-sized
- Word with potatoes or talk
More clues leading to the result ROTTEN
- Worm-eaten
- Decomposed
- Sex Pistol's singer
- Decayed
- Suspicious, as in Hamlet's Denmark
- Wretchedly bad
- Despicable
- Wretchedly bad
- Front man Johnny of the Sex Pistols
- Spoiled
More clues leading to the result SELFISHANDCRUEL
More clues leading to the result STANDFOR
More clues leading to the result SHOW
- Display
- Finish third
- Come in third
- Hulu selection
- Set piece?
- Take third place
- Performance
- Demonstrate
- Be visible
- Exhibit
More clues leading to the result ABUSIVE
- Mean
- Like invective
- Like diatribe
- Coarsely insulting, as language
- Injurious
- Like harsh language
- Not at all nurturing
- Mistreating
- Scurrilous.
- Using harsh words.
More clues leading to the result COARSE
- Like some files
- Rough
- Grating
- Far from finely ground
- Rough or vulgar
- Indelicate
- Like sandpaper
- Not fine
- Unrefined
- Like some sandpaper
More clues leading to the result CLOSEASACLAM
More clues leading to the result EQUAL
More clues leading to the result NOT SO NICE
More clues leading to the result INREND
More clues leading to the result EVIL
- Agatha Christie's "___ Under the Sun"
- Beyond bad
- Dark forces
- Doctor opposing Austin Powers
- Like Lucifer
- Like some spirits
- Mean business
- Satanic
- Sinister
- Wicked
More clues leading to the result SEEDY
- Like a fleabag
- Not exactly elegant
- Adjective for Burpee's business?
- In sorry shape
- Far from four-star
- Ragtag
- Run-down
- Shabby
- Far from posh
- Disreputable