tacit
[adjective]
Synonyms: implied, implicit, inferred, undeclared, understood, unexpressed, unspoken, unstated

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Contrasted words: expressed, spoken, verbal, categorical, explicit, express, unequivocal
Related Words: alluded (to), hinted (at), intimated, suggested, assumed

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ta‧cit /ˈtæsət, ˈtæsɪt/ adjective
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: French; Origin: tacite, from Latin tacitus, from tacere 'to be silent']
tacit agreement, approval, support etc is given without anything actually being said Synonym : unspoken:
a tacit agreement between the three big companies
—tacitly adverb

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