implicit
adjectiveUnderstood or suggested without being stated directly.
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Clear all filtersUnderstood or suggested without being stated directly.
To suggest or communicate something indirectly.
Unlikely to happen or to be true.
Continuing with little or no interruption.
An unwillingness to accept beliefs, behavior, or people different from one's own.
Refusal to accept differences
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A reason or explanation offered to show that an action or belief is reasonable or acceptable.
To provide sufficient reasons or evidence for an action, claim, or belief.
A mistaken understanding of a situation or statement.
Mistaken understanding
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An incorrect belief or understanding.
Incorrect belief
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The reduction of the severity, extent, or harmful effect of something.
A person who does not follow generally accepted beliefs, customs, or patterns of behavior.
Person departing from convention
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Conforming to established beliefs, practices, or methods.
Following accepted practice
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An additional suggestion or feeling accompanying the main meaning of words or an action.
To lessen the severity of a problem without removing its cause.
Easing the effects or severity of a problem without necessarily removing its cause.
Able to influence belief or action through convincing reasons or presentation.
Seeming reasonable or believable, though not established as true.
An earlier example that can guide a later decision or action.
A person or thing that came before another in the same role or position.
To state openly that one holds a belief, feeling, or qualification, sometimes with doubt about its sincerity.
Produced or offered in large amounts.
Easily noticed, important, or well known in a particular setting.
Important or well known
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The underlying reasoning for a decision or belief.
Strongly opposing change and seeking a return to earlier social or political arrangements.
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