| ADJECTIVE | all | unvoiced, voiceless, surd, hard | produced without vibration of the vocal cords |
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| all | unvoiced, unexpressed, unsaid, unstated, unuttered, unverbalized, unverbalised, unspoken | not made explicit |
| Meaning | produced without vibration of the vocal cords. | |
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| Example | "unvoiced consonants such as 'p' and 'k' and 's'" | |
| Synonyms | voiceless, surd, hard | |
| Narrower | whispered | spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords |
| Opposite | voiced, sonant, soft | produced with vibration of the vocal cords |
| Spanish | sordo | |
| Meaning | not made explicit. | |
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| Synonyms | unexpressed, unsaid, unstated, unuttered, unverbalized, unverbalised, unspoken | |
| Broader | implicit, inexplicit | Implied though not directly expressed |
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