implied
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- impliedly adverb
- unimplied adjective
- well-implied adjective
Etymology
Origin of implied
Example Sentences
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One can see that the stock’s implied volatility increases into a spike and then plunges, creating a “sawtooth” pattern.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026
She also implied that, in her zeal to fix the city’s problems, she quietly pushed out a dozen high-level bureaucrats, including those who dealt with trash pickup and police recruitment.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026
Futures markets have implied 40% price increases through the end of the year, relative to January.
From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026
Once a slur that implied homosexuality was shamefully deviant, “queer” was “reclaimed” in the 1980s by gay activists as a synonym for “gay.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026
But the way Sander used the word, it implied something more, something better—that I was not merely part of a household, but part of a family.
From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood
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