as in unspoken
understood although not put into words
an implied agreement is not legally enforceable
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as in indicated
to convey an idea indirectly
they may have implied that they'd help, but they didn't actually say so
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Recent Examples of implied
Chris Vannini, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
No guarantees of profitability are made or implied, of course.
—John Navin, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
At one point, it is implied Harry has his way with László’s young niece (Raffey Cassidy), though this escapes retribution.
—Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Dec. 2024
The Fed last week implied that the interplay of inflation and growth from this point out is a bit less clear, and less clearly benign, while the fiscal-policy setup began to look more unruly than so many fund managers are suggesting in their year-end investor letters.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 21 Dec. 2024
Earlier this month, meteorologists warned of a weather pattern that implied a parade of the storms would hit the West Coast throughout December.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
The lower target still implied roughly 35% upside from Wednesday’s close.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
What's New An ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin has implied that Moscow cannot push Ukraine out of Kursk by the end of the year, despite Putin previously setting a deadline to kick them out by October.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
And the fact that the project was even making its way to theaters implied that Sony had a plan in mind for its central character.
—Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 13 Dec. 2024
Verb
Notre Dame handled Indiana 27-17 in its home first-round opener, a game not nearly as close as the final score implied, and then the Fighting Irish beat Georgia 23-10 in the Sugar Bowl quarterfinal, the program’s first major bowl victory since 1994.
—Chris Vannini, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
No guarantees of profitability are made or implied, of course.
—John Navin, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
At one point, it is implied Harry has his way with László’s young niece (Raffey Cassidy), though this escapes retribution.
—Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Dec. 2024
The Fed last week implied that the interplay of inflation and growth from this point out is a bit less clear, and less clearly benign, while the fiscal-policy setup began to look more unruly than so many fund managers are suggesting in their year-end investor letters.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 21 Dec. 2024
Earlier this month, meteorologists warned of a weather pattern that implied a parade of the storms would hit the West Coast throughout December.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
The lower target still implied roughly 35% upside from Wednesday’s close.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
What's New An ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin has implied that Moscow cannot push Ukraine out of Kursk by the end of the year, despite Putin previously setting a deadline to kick them out by October.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
And the fact that the project was even making its way to theaters implied that Sony had a plan in mind for its central character.
—Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 13 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for implied
Adjective
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Laying Off Entire Office Of Infectious Disease And HIV/AIDS Policy Currently, the unspoken new target for DEI is effectively zero.—
Paul Klein,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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This history is the governing party’s ultimate taboo, its unspoken original sin.—
Ian Johnson,
The Atlantic,
27 Mar. 2025
Verb
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To qualify for relief, a reporting company must have a BOI reporting deadline falling within the period beginning one day before the date the specified disaster began - as indicated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) – and ending 90 days after that date.—
Matthew F. Erskine,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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At 36, Williams has not yet indicated any plans to retire after the 2025 season.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
24 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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In an incredibly clumsy move to penetrate the Chinese market, Facebook secretly released apps in the country through shell corporations without authorization, but supposedly with the tacit approval of China’s internet regulator.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
21 Mar. 2025
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Mayhem might scan as the same kind of tacit musical autobiography, or like a Confessions on a Dance Floor, if Gaga didn’t spend the back half disappearing into her peers’ signature moves.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
11 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Andy Reid hinted there could similarly be some rotation in Denver.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
2 Jan. 2025
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The director has also hinted that the battle between Seong Gi-hun, also known as Player 456, and Front Man will continue to be a worthy opponent in the third season.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA TODAY,
30 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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But also implicit in this genre of social media content, some critics and observers say, are more insidious messages — ones that distort our perceptions of masculinity.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
29 Mar. 2025
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This executive order made manifest the implicit message of the first two: that Trump intends to deter large law firms from pursuing the pro-bono cases against Administration policies that plagued him during his first term and that threaten to do so in his second.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Some Russian media organizations also suggested Ukrainian drones collided with the plane during their attack on targets in Chechnya.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
31 Dec. 2024
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Thus, suggested remedies by the AI might be based on myths and completely unverified sources.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
31 Dec. 2024
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“Implied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/implied. Accessed 6 Apr. 2025.
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