Synonyms for implicit
- adjective
Most common
tacit implied unspoken understood unquestioning unconditional inherent
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Tacit — suggested indirectly, without being directly expressed; Implied
tacit, implied, unspoken, understood, inferred, unexpressed, unsaid, silent, unuttered
2. Unquestioning — having no reservations or doubts; unquestioning or unconditional; usually said of faith or trust
3. Inherent — contained in the essential nature of something but not openly shown
Other
unquestioned, latent, potential, virtual, unhesitating, undoubting, inexplicit
Definitions
- adj. 1
Suggested indirectly, without being directly expressed; Implied.
Poets often leave behind an implicit message within their words.
- adj. 2
Contained in the essential nature of something but not openly shown.
- adj. 3
Having no reservations or doubts; unquestioning or unconditional; usually said of faith or trust.
Related words
- Word family
- implicitness implicity implicate implication implicative imply
Example sentences
- implied He didn't say so, but he implied that I was lying.
- unspoken Does your family have a “motto” – spoken or unspoken?
- inferred I inferred from her expression that she was angry.
- tacit I've done everything with Tom's tacit agreement.
- unconditional An unconditional love is love without coercion.
- unquestioning I demand unquestioning obedience.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| implicit | rising | |
| implied | steady | |
| unspoken | rising | |
| inferred | falling | |
| tacit | rising | |
| unconditional | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- tacit2
- 6 letters
- silent2, latent2, unsaid2
- 7 letters
- virtual3, implied2
- 8 letters
- absolute3, inherent3, unspoken3, inferred2, immanent3
- 9 letters
- potential3, intrinsic3, unuttered
- 10 letters
- understood3, unreserved, undoubting, inexplicit
- 11 letters
- unexpressed
- 12 letters
- unquestioned3, unhesitating
- 13 letters
- unconditional5, unquestioning4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (tacit2 = 2 syllables).