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Antonyms for implied
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : im-plahyd |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪmˈplaɪd |
Definition of implied
Origin :- late 14c., "to enfold, enwrap, entangle" (the classical Latin sense), from Old French emplier, from Latin implicare "involve" (see implication). Meaning "to involve something unstated as a logical consequence" first recorded c.1400; that of "to hint at" from 1580s. Related: Implied; implying. The distinction between imply and infer is in "What do you imply by that remark?" But, "What am I to infer from that remark?"
- adj hinted at
- There was an implied crime-partnership in her glance which revolted him.
- Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
- Crane must know that it was his implied desires that had led up to the stopping of Lucretia.
- Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
- He had felt a moral superiority in denying the implied bad habits.
- Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
- Day after day, she was ridiculed for what implied no blame, and admitted of no remedy.
- Extract from : « Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. I » by Francis Augustus Cox
- It was a species of punctuation, and implied that Mr. Morgan had finished his remark.
- Extract from : « The Slave Of The Lamp » by Henry Seton Merriman
- By which is implied a right to disapprove, if they think fit.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 3 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- And for the time the full import of what that implied did not dawn upon him.
- Extract from : « The Inn at the Red Oak » by Latta Griswold
- This was said with a smile which implied—or Hugh thought it did—'fail to do so at your peril!'
- Extract from : « Barnaby Rudge » by Charles Dickens
- She felt what they implied, the moment afterwards, and said no more.
- Extract from : « Beauty and The Beast, and Tales From Home » by Bayard Taylor
- This is implied in the birds, some in flocks, some solitary, which fly about anywhere and everywhere.
- Extract from : « Theaetetus » by Plato
Synonyms for implied
- adumbrated
- alluded to
- allusive
- connoted
- constructive
- figured
- foreshadowed
- hidden
- implicit
- indicated
- indicative
- indirect
- inferential
- inferred
- inherent
- insinuated
- intended
- involved
- latent
- lurking
- meant
- occult
- parallel
- perceptible
- potential
- significative
- signified
- suggested
- symbolized
- tacit
- tacitly assumed
- undeclared
- understood
- unexpressed
- unsaid
- unspoken
- unuttered
- wordless
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