as in ascribed
to explain (something) as being the result of something else
people often impute his silence to unfriendliness and not to the shyness it really represents
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Recent Examples of imputed
That means that now, more than a third of price data in the CPI is imputed—estimated rather than directly observed—since fewer agents are collecting prices in person.
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Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for imputed
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This can be ascribed to a revenue decrease in Q3 2025 tied to accounting modifications and a significant uptick in professional liability reserves.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
16 Jan. 2026
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The loss may be ascribed to poor judgement but with no bad intent.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
7 Dec. 2025
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The state attributed the delay in posting numbers to scrutiny of potentially invalid signatures.—
News Service Of Florida,
Sun Sentinel,
30 Jan. 2026
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Management attributed the strength to accelerating demand across the AI ecosystem.—
Sasirekha Subramanian,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Imputed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imputed. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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