Implied and Plain

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Implied adjective - Understood although not put into words.

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Plain and implied are semantically related in tacit topic. In some cases you can use "Plain" instead an adjective "Implied".

Nearby Words: imply, implication, implying

Plain adjective - Free from all additions or embellishment.

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Implied and plain are semantically related in tacit topic. Sometimes you can use "Implied" instead an adjective "Plain".

Nearby Words: plainly, plainness, plaint

In fact, it's implied (sometimes plain told) that every Marvel "What If" is one universe from the full Marvel multiverse.

Source: Elseworld
He mostly wants Katrina out of the way because he hates being in her thrall, and it's implied that he just plain doesn't like women.

Source: I Hate You, Vampire Dad
Hellverine wants her to lead his armies, and it's heavily implied that he just plain wants her.

Source: Villainous Crush

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