implicit
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- implied, inferred, latent, tacit, taken for granted, undeclared, understood, unspoken
- absolute, constant, firm, fixed, full, steadfast, unqualified, unreserved, wholehearted

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Antonyms: explicit, spelled out
Related Idioms: taken for granted
Related Words: absolute, complete, unqualified, wholehearted, genuine, real

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

im‧pli‧cit AC /ɪmˈplɪsət, ɪmˈplɪsɪt/ adjective
[Word Family: noun: explicitness; adverb: explicitly ≠ implicitly; adjective: explicit ≠ implicit]
[Word Family: adverb: implicitly ≠ explicitly; adjective: implicit ≠ explicit]
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: implicatus, past participle of implicare; ⇒ implicate]

1. suggested or understood without being stated directly Antonym : explicit
implicit criticism/threat/assumption
Her words contained an implicit threat.
His statement is being seen as implicit criticism of the work of research laboratories.

2. formal forming a central part of something, but without being openly stated
implicit in
Confidentiality is implicit in your relationship with a counselor.

3. complete and containing no doubts
implicit faith/trust/belief
They had implicit faith in his powers.
—implicitly adverb:
They believed implicitly in their own superiority.

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