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- [im-plahyd]
- /ɪmˈplaɪd/
- /ɪmˈplaɪ/
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- [im-plahyd]
- /ɪmˈplaɪd/
Definitions of implied word
- adjective implied involved, indicated, or suggested without being directly or explicitly stated; tacitly understood: an implied rebuke; an implied compliment. 1
- verb with object implied to indicate or suggest without being explicitly stated: His words implied a lack of faith. 1
- verb with object implied (of words) to signify or mean. 1
- verb with object implied to involve as a necessary circumstance: Speech implies a speaker. 1
- verb with object implied Obsolete. to enfold. 1
- noun implied See infer. 1
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Origin of implied
First appearance:
before 1520 One of the 28% oldest English words
First recorded in 1520-30; imply + -ed2
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Parts of speech for Implied
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
implied popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
implied usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for implied
adj implied
- latent — present but not visible, apparent, or actualized; existing as potential: latent ability.
- tacit — understood without being openly expressed; implied: tacit approval.
- implicit — implied, rather than expressly stated: implicit agreement.
- unspoken — implied or understood without being spoken or uttered.
- lurking — to lie or wait in concealment, as a person in ambush; remain in or around a place secretly or furtively.
adjective implied
- veiled — having a veil: a veiled hat.
- oblique — neither perpendicular nor parallel to a given line or surface; slanting; sloping.
- adumbrated — (comparable) Obscured.
- foreshadowed — Simple past tense and past participle of foreshadow.
Antonyms for implied
adj implied
adjective implied
- explicit — Stated clearly and in detail, leaving no room for confusion or doubt.
- explicated — Simple past tense and past participle of explicate.
- expressed — Simple past tense and past participle of express.
- plied — British Dialect. to bend, fold, or mold.
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