Synonyms of implied

implied 1 of 2

adjective

as in unspoken

understood although not put into words

an implied agreement is not legally enforceable

Synonyms & Similar Words

• unspoken
• tacit
• implicit
• unexpressed
• inferred
• unvoiced
• interpreted
• presumed
• wordless
• hinted
• intimated
• unsaid
• construed
• untold
• suggested
• undeclared
• insinuated
• unannounced

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• explicit
• express
• stated
• obvious
• apparent
• evident
• expressed
• manifest
• plain
• spoken
• voiced
• straightforward
• unmistakable
• unambiguous
• unequivocal
• blatant

implied

2 of 2

verb

past tense of imply

as in indicated

to convey an idea indirectly

they may have implied that they'd help, but they didn't actually say so

Synonyms & Similar Words

• indicated
• hinted
• suggested
• alluded
• inferred
• referred
• intimated
• mentioned
• signified
• pointed
• signaled
• insinuated
• adverted
• smelled (of)
• signalized
• smacked (of)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• announced
• declared
• proclaimed
• explained
• described
• elucidated
• spelled out
• delineated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of implied

Adjective

The uncertainty surrounding the Starship timeline has dramatically inflated implied volatility (IV). — Jeff Kilburg, CNBC, 17 July 2026

During the trial, to prove implied malice, prosecutors presented evidence of Grossman’s history of speeding. — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026

The first one is passive—where decisions get delayed, expectations are murky, implied and unspoken. — Susan Parsons, Forbes.com, 12 Mar. 2026

Verb

His team also collapses down the stretch and even though its not implied, the link is obvious that Mayfield’s health is a contributing factor. — Darren Cooper, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

But the inference is that the rankings implied where the quarterbacks stood entering 2026. — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 17 July 2026

And it is heavily implied that Odysseus’ ally Menelaus purposefully scarred his wife Helen’s face after the Trojan War both as a punishment and so that no man would be tempted to steal her again. — Eliana Dockterman, Time, 17 July 2026

The sequence featuring Circe, the sorcerer who turns Odysseus’s men into pigs, might be the most disturbing of them all, not so much for what’s shown as for what’s implied, as the men’s body-horror-like transformations occur in tight shots. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 16 July 2026

The exterior of the Bowden house was found in Atlanta, and then McCall built a set for the interiors that was intended to convey the history implied in the script. — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 10 July 2026

Chief competitor FedEx released its own guidance for the 2026 calendar year, which implied 20 percent earnings per share growth from June through December. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 9 July 2026

The figures from various pilots—an average of 40 percent from Trailer Dynamics, up to 18 percent implied by the Nivalis projection—reflect different routes, loads, seasons, and battery sizes. — IEEE Spectrum, 8 July 2026

The federations have implied, not without justification, that the decision was tainted. — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 6 July 2026