VocabauraVOCABAURA

implied

adjective

Simple meaning

Suggested without being stated directly.

Pronunciation

Say it like this:

ihmplyd

Say the bold part a little louder.

US device voice
IPA pronunciation (US)

ɪmpˈlaɪd

This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.

IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.

Word Review

Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

adjective

  1. Suggested without being stated directly; implicated or hinted at.

Word Aura™

How this word commonly comes across.

This meaning: Suggested without being stated directly; implicated or hinted at.

Used this way, implied is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
No strong connotation
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.

Share your sentence

Write your own example sentence using “implied”. We review each one before it appears.

Common Patterns and Combinations

How this word naturally appears with others.

implied warrantyimplied consentimplied volatilityimplied contractclearly impliednecessarily impliedimplied authorimplied authority

Tap the highlighted word to open its own entry.

Word Family

Related forms, grouped by how they connect.

Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

  • implied trustnounCompound term

    A trust inferred by operation of law.

Related words

Connected by subject or meaning, not by word formation.

  • implicitadjectiveRelated term

    Implied though not directly expressed.

  • implicationnounRelated term

    Something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied).

More about this wordSynonyms, forms, origin

Synonyms

Sense: suggested without being stated directly

implicit

Ask Vocabaura

Understand the word your way.

What Does It Mean Here?

Words can change meaning depending on context.

Use it yourself

Keep learning “implied” by choosing the kind of practice you need next.

Know the meaning? Practice vocabulary in real situations.

Dictionary data from Wiktionary via the Free Dictionary API. Simple meanings, combinations and word intelligence are built from verified reference data, no AI is used to load this page.