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  • past participle of imply.
  • past tense form of imply.
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implied

American  
[im-plahyd] / ɪmˈplaɪd /

adjective

  1. involved, indicated, or suggested without being directly or explicitly stated; tacitly understood.

    an implied rebuke; an implied compliment.


implied British  
/ ɪmˈplaɪd, ɪmˈplaɪɪdlɪ /

adjective

  1. hinted at or suggested; not directly expressed

    an implied criticism

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of implied

First recorded in 1520–30; imply + -ed 2

Example Sentences

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The upper 1-week implied volatility band is just below US$0.7000 and the 20-day simple moving average is right on the June 11 low, making US$0.6976-US$0.7000 a potential resistance zone, the analyst says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 6, 2026

For them, American liberty implied freedom to simply write the kind of music they cared about.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 2, 2026

“To be clear, this is not a call that Salesforce will be a beneficiary of AI, but we don’t believe it will decline as implied in the current valuation,” DiFucci wrote.

From Barron's • Jul. 1, 2026

It was implied that I was experienced in what I was doing.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026

Bulges in the rock implied bulk, and tonal shading with earth-tone pigments lent contour and perspective.

From "The Annotated Mona Lisa" by Carol Strickland and John Boswell

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