English > implicit: 2 senses > adjective 1| Meaning | Implied though not directly expressed; inherent in the nature of something. |
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| Examples | - "an implicit agreement not to raise the subject"
- "there was implicit criticism in his voice"
- "anger was implicit in the argument"
- "the oak is implicit in the acorn"
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| Synonym | inexplicit |
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| Attribute of | explicitness | clarity as a consequence of being explicit |
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| Narrower | implicit in, inherent, underlying | In the nature of something though not readily apparent |
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| silent, tacit, understood | Implied by or inferred from actions or statements |
| unexpressed, unsaid, unstated, unuttered, unverbalized, unverbalised, unvoiced, unspoken | not made explicit |
| See also | connotative | Having the power of implying or suggesting something in addition to what is explicit |
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| covert | Secret or hidden / hidden |
| Opposite | explicit, expressed | precisely and clearly / clearly / clearly expressed or readily observable |
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| Spanish | implícita, implícito, inocuo, inofensivo |
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| Catalan | implícit |
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| Nouns | implicitness | inexplicitness as a consequence of being implied or indirect |
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| Adverbs | implicitly | without ever expressing so clearly |
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