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Underlying vs Implied - What's the difference?

underlying | implied |

As adjectives the difference between underlying and implied

is that underlying is lying underneath while implied is suggested without being stated directly.

As a verb implied is

(imply).

underlying

English

Adjective

(-)
  • lying underneath
    • We dug down to the underlying rock.
  • basic or fundamental
    • Points and straight lines are underlying elements of geometry.
  • implicit
    • Many nursery rhymes have an underlying meaning.

    Anagrams

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    implied

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Suggested without being stated directly.

    • Antonyms

    * (suggested without being stated) verbal, express

    Derived terms

    * impliedly

    Related terms

    * implicit

    Verb

    (head)
  • (imply)