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
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Mar. 2026
The first one is passive—where decisions get delayed, expectations are murky, implied and unspoken.
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Susan Parsons,
Forbes.com,
12 Mar. 2026
Michael Morris,
Time,
1 July 2026
Eastwood implied that some people in the entertainment industry want to be actors just to be famous.
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Marina Watts,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 June 2026
Relations between Beijing and Tokyo have been increasingly tense since Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi last year implied Japan could intervene if China used military force against Taiwan, an island democracy China claims as its own.
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ABC News,
29 June 2026
The mess, at the scale implied, is not yet in the data.
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Jon Markman,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
Beulah had previously implied that Joaquin’s father was dead.
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Noel Murray,
Vulture,
26 June 2026
The prose demanded that a discussion would need to be implied in the text.
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Angie Martoccio,
Rolling Stone,
24 June 2026
Petersen said Flexport now requires employees to work in the office five days a week, and implied that workers who refused to return were let go.
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Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
24 June 2026
Wright appreciated that the 28-year-old Fox not only gutted it out through an ankle sprain that Spurs coach Mitch Johnson implied would’ve kept him on the shelf for some time in the regular season, but also did so without a public complaint.
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Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
Adjective
During the trial, to prove implied malice, prosecutors presented evidence of Grossman’s history of speeding.
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Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Mar. 2026
The first one is passive—where decisions get delayed, expectations are murky, implied and unspoken.
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Susan Parsons,
Forbes.com,
12 Mar. 2026
Verb
The Swedish-Bosnian legend implied that success comes from hewing to national tradition.
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Michael Morris,
Time,
1 July 2026
Eastwood implied that some people in the entertainment industry want to be actors just to be famous.
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Marina Watts,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 June 2026
Relations between Beijing and Tokyo have been increasingly tense since Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi last year implied Japan could intervene if China used military force against Taiwan, an island democracy China claims as its own.
—
ABC News,
29 June 2026
The mess, at the scale implied, is not yet in the data.
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Jon Markman,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
Beulah had previously implied that Joaquin’s father was dead.
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Noel Murray,
Vulture,
26 June 2026
The prose demanded that a discussion would need to be implied in the text.
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Angie Martoccio,
Rolling Stone,
24 June 2026
Petersen said Flexport now requires employees to work in the office five days a week, and implied that workers who refused to return were let go.
—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
24 June 2026
Wright appreciated that the 28-year-old Fox not only gutted it out through an ankle sprain that Spurs coach Mitch Johnson implied would’ve kept him on the shelf for some time in the regular season, but also did so without a public complaint.
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Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for implied
Adjective
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No more booze, cigarettes, or caffeine, runs my unspoken prescription.
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While there are a few unspoken rules for the main course—most people stick to the classic protein, starch, and vegetable combo—appetizers can be practically anything.
Verb
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An original call for service indicated that suspects pulled up to a CBS media vehicle and began shouting racial obscenities at a CBS cameraman who is Black, a law enforcement source said.
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Mayor Mamdani indicated earlier this month that the World Cup isn’t the only big event New York City is hosting in the coming days.
Adjective
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Members of the Iranian diaspora were also divided about whether supporting the team showed tacit backing for Iran's theocratic government, which many of them oppose.
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That apprenticeship is slower than asking AI for a draft, and the slowness is exactly what builds the tacit expertise the data shows AI cannot replicate.
Verb
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who is currently running for Senate, hinted that a convention would take place in the Lone Star State in a tele-town hall earlier this month.
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On Tuesday, Isaacman also hinted that a test version of a NASA Mars rover might be repurposed to send to the lunar surface.
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Students aimed to delegitimize Pichai's presence, reflecting a Gen Z trend to disengage from institutions perceived as breaking an implicit social contract, challenging corporate dissent management.
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The implicit goal of The Bear is to depict the realities of working in a restaurant.
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The company is a major investor in OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, and a report in The New York Times suggested OpenAI is considering delaying an initial public offering of its stock to next year from the second half of this year.
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The congresswoman also pointed to the dissent of Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan, who suggested that race played a role in the administration's decision-making process regarding the removal of Haitians.
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“Implied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/implied. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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