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

Dmitry Gorin, a former prosecutor, said in this case prosecutors would be able to prove implied malice from Rios driving. — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

By selling the August $60 put, options traders capture rich implied volatility ahead of August earnings while capitalizing on Ball Corp's robust cash flows, debt reduction discipline, and favorable historical post-earnings price stability. — Michael Khouw, CNBC, 22 July 2026

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

Verb

Pasteur’s experiment implied that being alive is hereditary—life, not not-life, begets life. — Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026

The documents say that the golf circuit’s largest revenue stream—sponsorships—was about $102 million in 2025 and that the total was 49% of the overall implied $208 million in revenue. — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 9 Sep. 2026

But another frontier remains to be realized, one in which MU ascends from this fine plateau to make good on the sort of top-tier promise implied by the school’s now-enormous commitment to football. — Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2026

Piker implied that Jews' support for Israel put them at risk of violence. — Sam Gringlas, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026

Those are the reasons implied volatility (IV) crushed from triple-digits at the IPO, to a 52% 30-day reading with IV rank near the bottom of its post-listing range. — Jeff Kilburg, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026

Organic cotton needs to be named, not just implied, in the frameworks that will direct investment over the next decade. — Bart Vollaard, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026

An earlier version of the story incorrectly implied that Faith in Action Bay Area received financial support for the Measure E campaign from its parent organization Faith in Action. — Stephanie Lam, Mercury News, 29 Aug. 2026

Our history, it’s implied, inaugurates the best version of our future. — Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026