Standard Lemma guide

implied

adj · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ɪmˈplaɪd/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -aɪd
  • CMU ARPABET: IH2 M P L AY1 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Suggested without being stated directly; implicated or hinted at.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • her implied disapproval of the plan

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

simple past and past participle of imply

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: скрит (skrit) — suggested without being stated directly
  • Bulgarian: косвен (kosven) — suggested without being stated directly
  • Dutch: onrechtstreeks — suggested without being stated directly
  • Finnish: epäsuora — suggested without being stated directly
  • French: sous-entendu — suggested without being stated directly
  • French: implicite — suggested without being stated directly
  • German: impliziert — suggested without being stated directly
  • Italian: implicito — suggested without being stated directly
  • Italian: sottinteso — suggested without being stated directly
  • Polish: nie wprost — suggested without being stated directly
  • Polish: dorozumiany — suggested without being stated directly
  • Portuguese: subentendido — suggested without being stated directly
  • Russian: подразумева́емый (podrazumevájemyj) — suggested without being stated directly
  • Serbo-Croatian: подразумеван — suggested without being stated directly
  • Serbo-Croatian: подразумијеван — suggested without being stated directly
  • Serbo-Croatian: podrazumevan — suggested without being stated directly
  • Serbo-Croatian: podrazumijevan — suggested without being stated directly
  • Swedish: underförstådd — suggested without being stated directly
Real reading context

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