tacit[adjective]Synonyms: implied, implicit, inferred, undeclared, understood, unexpressed, unspoken, unstated
Contrasted words: expressed, spoken, verbal, categorical, explicit, express, unequivocal
Related Words: alluded (to),
hinted (at),
intimated,
suggested,
assumed [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
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 [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲