Synonyms for unspoken
- adjective
Most common
implicit unsaid unstated unexpressed silent wordless unwritten unacknowledged
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Unsaid — not spoken; not said
unsaid, implicit, unexpressed, unstated, unvoiced, unuttered, unverbalized, unverbalised UK, untalked, untongued formal rare, unmouthed formal rare
2. Silent
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Not spoken; not said.
- adj. 2
Not formally articulated or stated; implicit or understood.
The unspoken rule is to start a new pot of coffee when it is empty.
Related words
- Phrases
- unspoken rizz unspoken rule
Example sentences
- implicit That's implicit. You don't need to state it explicitly.
- unsaid It would have been better if you had left it unsaid.
- unexpressed Every glance feels loaded with unexpressed thoughts.
- silent As he didn't know what to say, he remained silent.
- wordless A painting is a wordless poem.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| unspoken | rising | |
| implicit | rising | |
| unsaid | rising | |
| unstated | steady | |
| unexpressed | steady | |
| silent | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- mute1
- 6 letters
- silent2, unsaid2
- 8 letters
- implicit3, wordless2, unstated3, unvoiced, untalked
- 9 letters
- unwritten3, unuttered, untongued, unmouthed
- 10 letters
- tongueless
- 11 letters
- unexpressed
- 12 letters
- inarticulate5, unverbalized, unverbalised
- 14 letters
- unacknowledged
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (silent2 = 2 syllables).