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.

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implied British  

/ ɪmˈplaɪd, ɪmˈplaɪɪdlɪ /

adjective

1. hinted at or suggested; not directly expressed

   an implied criticism

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Other Word Forms

• impliedly adverb
• unimplied adjective
• well-implied adjective

Etymology

Origin of implied

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

Example Sentences

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

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

Sure, implied volatility, which is the essence of put and call prices, remains expensive, but options cost less than stocks.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

In her view, monumental buildings implied a large resident population, but again there were plenty of anchovy bones and little evidence that locals farmed anything but cotton.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

Related Words

• hidden
• implicit
• indirect
• latent
• lurking
• tacit
• unspoken