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
Catherine Birndorf, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2025
After praising the male LGBTQIA+ members of their friendship circle, Consuelos then implied a wilder theory about the heterosexual female friends in Ripa's life.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2025
Much of the land that became Ghana had been part of the Ashanti kingdom, but calling the new state Ashanti might have implied that descendants of these people enjoyed a privileged place.
—Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
Kirk implied on his radio show that those who benefited from the policies did not earn their spot, singling out Reid and several prominent Black women, including former first lady Michelle Obama.
—Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
Since confidence is also implied in other major votes, such as over the annual budget proposals, this raises the stakes for members of Parliament.
—Garret Martin, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2025
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
Verb
One panelist implied that higher rates of depression and anxiety in women are simply emotional sensitivity.
—Catherine Birndorf, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2025
After praising the male LGBTQIA+ members of their friendship circle, Consuelos then implied a wilder theory about the heterosexual female friends in Ripa's life.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2025
Much of the land that became Ghana had been part of the Ashanti kingdom, but calling the new state Ashanti might have implied that descendants of these people enjoyed a privileged place.
—Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
Kirk implied on his radio show that those who benefited from the policies did not earn their spot, singling out Reid and several prominent Black women, including former first lady Michelle Obama.
—Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
Since confidence is also implied in other major votes, such as over the annual budget proposals, this raises the stakes for members of Parliament.
—Garret Martin, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for implied
Adjective
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As is the unspoken rule of preseason, especially for new additions, Okoro hasn’t campaigned for the Bulls’ presumably open fifth starting slot.—
Joel Lorenzi,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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What a remarkable environment and atmosphere to come at these sort of things, like unspoken traumas or anxieties about family, or a sense of the strange or where you’re being led.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
1 Oct. 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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Noting the billions of dollars that Arkansas spends each year on federal programs to help the poor, including Medicaid, food stamps, child welfare and unemployment assistance, Sanders suggested the problems are often too big for a single program to fix.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Oct. 2025
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Breslow suggested that the same aggressiveness needs to be present this winter to keep pace with the rest of the league.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Implied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/implied. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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