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 |
| CATTY | 1 % | 5 |
| LOW | 1 % | 3 |
| UNKIND | 1 % | 6 |
| HATEFUL | 1 % | 7 |
| MIDDLE | 1 % | 6 |
| INREND | 1 % | 6 |
| EVIL | 1 % | 4 |
| SEEDY | 1 % | 5 |
| VULGAR | 1 % | 6 |
| 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 |
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 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 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 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
More clues leading to the result VULGAR
- In bad taste
- Crude
- Word from the Latin for "public"
- Ill-mannered.
- Uncouth
- Common
- Mean
- Crass
- Base
- Coarse, as language
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