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
Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 1 Oct. 2025
It’s implied that an attempt on his own life landed him in a treatment program for the better part of a year.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
Though their relationship remained largely implied throughout the series, it was officially canonized… in the very last episode of the show.
—James Factora, Them., 26 Sep. 2025
Connections were implied that aren’t true.
—Joe Lynch, Billboard, 25 Sep. 2025
Footage shown from the movie at CinemaCon 2025 in April implied that Fire and Ash picks up just moments after The Way of Water ended with the death of Neytiri and Jake's eldest son Neteyem.
—Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
At the same time, such a transition as implied by the current crisis necessitates and implies a coming organizational shift in society, but that could either result in a hideous fascism or in something genuinely utopian.
—Ed Simon
september 24, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
Many felt that this remark implied that Kirk’s alleged killer was MAGA, which evidence does not currently suggest is the case.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 23 Sep. 2025
As the title implied, LoMonte and his collaborator, Rachel Jones, made both a legal and public policy case for why such contracts between athletes and third-parties should be disclosed.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
But Frisch believed complex behaviors implied a function.
—Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 1 Oct. 2025
It’s implied that an attempt on his own life landed him in a treatment program for the better part of a year.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
Though their relationship remained largely implied throughout the series, it was officially canonized… in the very last episode of the show.
—James Factora, Them., 26 Sep. 2025
Connections were implied that aren’t true.
—Joe Lynch, Billboard, 25 Sep. 2025
Footage shown from the movie at CinemaCon 2025 in April implied that Fire and Ash picks up just moments after The Way of Water ended with the death of Neytiri and Jake's eldest son Neteyem.
—Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
At the same time, such a transition as implied by the current crisis necessitates and implies a coming organizational shift in society, but that could either result in a hideous fascism or in something genuinely utopian.
—Ed Simon
september 24, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
Many felt that this remark implied that Kirk’s alleged killer was MAGA, which evidence does not currently suggest is the case.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 23 Sep. 2025
As the title implied, LoMonte and his collaborator, Rachel Jones, made both a legal and public policy case for why such contracts between athletes and third-parties should be disclosed.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for implied
Adjective
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The film shows the unspoken love and care expressed by gestures among the emotionally more reserved Chinese families, while in the film, the Qeelin jewelry becomes part of that special moment with auspicious meanings.—
Tianwei Zhang,
Footwear News,
29 Sep. 2025
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An unspoken thumbs up for being part of it.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Swift’s 149-show, five-continent expedition encapsulated a tsunami of emotions not just among her fans, but her own journey through a very public breakup, a fling and, as indicated by her engagement to Kelce, knee-buckling love.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has indicated that there is enough funding for Medicaid, the government program that primarily provides health services to low-income Americans, to support the program through the end of the calendar year.—
Simon F. Haeder,
The Conversation,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Netflix’s decision to offer this role as fully remote is a tacit endorsement of the idea that remote work isn’t just a perk, but a business strategy to attract top talent.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
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Any sense of safety that once existed in the Qatari capital – a longtime haven for Hamas officials, with the tacit agreement of the US and Israel – has now been shattered.—
Jeremy Diamond,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Talks are underway, Loaëc said, and hinted that a lipstick may be coming soon.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
4 Oct. 2025
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Since the late 1970s, studies in the Northern Hemisphere have hinted that these solar particles might also affect human health, particularly the heart.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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This is only one of the genre’s many implicit rules that HBO’s Task breaks.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
29 Sep. 2025
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This 'polite verbal wrestling' (Rafiee, 1991) involves a delicate dance of offer and refusal, insistence and resistance, which shapes everyday interactions in Iranian culture, creating implicit rules for how generosity, gratitude, and requests are expressed.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
23 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Van der Velden suggested in her statement that AI characters should not be compared directly with human actors.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
29 Sep. 2025
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By comparison, the 2024 heat death report from just one county in Arizona is longer and includes more in-depth analyses of risk factors, contributing weather events and suggested pathways forward.—
Joan Meiners,
AZCentral.com,
29 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Implied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/implied. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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