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implicit
adjective
Understood or suggested without being stated directly.
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The Bell That Rang at Low Tide · paragraph 4Understood without being stated
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Return to topTacit often concerns an understanding or agreement reached without explicit words.
Complete or unreserved, as in trust or faith.
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Return to topShe placed implicit trust in the colleague who held the spare key.
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See implicit in use
An implicit promise of confidentiality shaped the discussion.
Noor was ambivalent about opening the room at all, welcoming the extra space but worrying about noise. She also noticed an implicit expectation that whoever booked it would restore the furniture, although the message never stated that duty directly.
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