The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word TACIT , but the solution may also be MEANT which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in New York Times).
Implied crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| TACIT | 73 % | 5 |
| MEANT | 12 % | 5 |
| GOTAT | 9 % | 5 |
| HINTEDAT | 2 % | 8 |
| UNSAID | 2 % | 6 |
| INTIMATED | 1 % | 9 |
| HINTED | 1 % | 6 |
| UNSPOKEN | 1 % | 8 |
| CONNOTED | 1 % | 8 |
Why may MEANT be the right solution?
The word "meant" is the right answer because it implies something is intended or suggested without being explicitly stated.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Implied
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- implicit
- understood
- tacit
- silent
- inexplicit
- indirect
- entail
- supposed
- alleged
- presumed
- imputed
- inherent
Crossword Answer definitions
TACIT adjective- Expressed in silence; implied, but not made explicit; silent.
- Not derived from formal principles of reasoning; based on induction rather than deduction.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result TACIT
- Implied
- Kind of approval
- Not spoken
- Unspoken
- Undeclared
- Unexpressed
- Quietly implied
- Understood
- Silent
- Unexpressed yet understood
More clues leading to the result MEANT
- Had in mind
- Implied
- Intended
- Destined
- Stood for
- Wasn't fooling
- Signified
- Had as a purpose
- Intentional
- Not inadvertent
More clues leading to the result GOTAT
- Dropped hints about
- Implied
- Gained access to
- Managed to nettle
- Subtly suggested
- Suggested
- Reached
- Insinuated
- Reached, in a way
- Applied oneself to
More clues leading to the result HINTEDAT
- Implied
- Alluded to
- Suggested
- Made allusions to
- Intimated
- Intimated.
- Subtly suggested
- Shyly alluded to
- Suggested in a way
More clues leading to the result UNSAID
- Implied
- How some complaints should be left
- Tacit
- Not spoken
- How some things should be left
- Thought of but not shared
- Implicit, perhaps
- Not spoken.
- Not mentioned.
- Tacit.
More clues leading to the result INTIMATED
More clues leading to the result HINTED
- Clued
- Insinuated
- Didn't exactly say
- Was indirect
- Less than broadcast
- Suggested
- Wasn't direct
- Dropped clues
- Intimated
- Was less than explicit