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
Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026
Several judges involved in the case implied ethics violations by her.
—Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2026
Mirae’s interior immediately backs up the luxurious minimalism implied by its subdued facade.
—Henri Hollis, AJC.com, 12 Mar. 2026
Regrettably, the message implied by the trajectory of its other products (not to mention the Stellantis c-suite) isn’t so uplifting.
—Byron Hurd, The Drive, 11 Mar. 2026
Several judges involved in the case implied ethics violations by her.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2026
The remark, which spread quickly across news and social media, implied that Israel pushed the US into attacking.
—Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 6 Mar. 2026
Hickenlooper even implied that Trump’s decision to attack Iran had a political angle.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 3 Mar. 2026
All three also had implied volatilities well above the past six-month average.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 2 Mar. 2026
Verb
The Pentagon had accepted his compromise, Altman implied, because his safeguards were not smuggled into the contract as an arbitrary restriction of Pentagon freedom.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026
Several judges involved in the case implied ethics violations by her.
—Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2026
Mirae’s interior immediately backs up the luxurious minimalism implied by its subdued facade.
—Henri Hollis, AJC.com, 12 Mar. 2026
Regrettably, the message implied by the trajectory of its other products (not to mention the Stellantis c-suite) isn’t so uplifting.
—Byron Hurd, The Drive, 11 Mar. 2026
Several judges involved in the case implied ethics violations by her.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2026
The remark, which spread quickly across news and social media, implied that Israel pushed the US into attacking.
—Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 6 Mar. 2026
Hickenlooper even implied that Trump’s decision to attack Iran had a political angle.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 3 Mar. 2026
All three also had implied volatilities well above the past six-month average.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 2 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for implied
Adjective
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Such was the case at the annual Commonwealth Day service on March 9, where William and Kate returned to their wedding venue, Westminster Abbey, and the future queen snuck in subtle PDA towards her husband, placing a hand on his back in an unspoken gesture of support.—
Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
11 Mar. 2026
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But an unspoken gospel lingers throughout the book.—
Jasna Hodžić,
Big Think,
10 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Reports have previously indicated that Eli Lilly was preparing an offer, but the latest suitor is rumored to be AstraZeneca.—
Chloe Taylor,Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
12 Mar. 2026
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Mitchell at the time was a recent domestic partner of Burnett’s, the State’s Attorney’s Office indicated.—
Aurora Beacon-News,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Mar. 2026
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Organizers seem to have given tacit approval to their return, with Artnet suggesting the shift in stance follows the appointment of a right-wing journalist as Biennale president.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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But satisfaction over the tacit recognition of Ukraine's air defense expertise has been tempered by dwindling Western interceptor stockpiles in the Middle East — supplies that many in Ukraine had hoped might eventually make their way to Kyiv.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Both sides also have hinted that the war could go on for longer.—
Nur Hikmah Md Ali,
CNBC,
13 Mar. 2026
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Beller's book hinted that Hannah's stepdad may have even given them a little nudge.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The implicit message is that any adversary threatening Israel’s survival would risk catastrophic retaliation.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Mar. 2026
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Advocacy groups for missing children argue that for a host of reasons, including implicit and explicit racial bias, Black children who go missing are disproportionately labeled as runaways.—
Itay Ravid,
The Conversation,
13 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Prosecutors also wrote in that filing that Jalloh suggested to an FBI source that Ramadan, a holy month in the Islamic calendar, was a good time to conduct an attack.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
13 Mar. 2026
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Pittman, who had already admonished another defense lawyer for bringing an authorized poster board that juxtaposed scenes of seemingly peaceful protest with a fiery riot, suggested that the defense was trying to equate its side of the case with the civil rights movement.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Implied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/implied. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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