SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
tacit
adjective
Understood without being stated directly.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Understood without direct statement
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Usage distinction
Return to topTacit agreement is conveyed without an explicit statement. Assumed agreement may merely be inferred and can be mistaken.
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See tacit in use
There was tacit agreement that everyone would help clean up.
By the second meeting, the team had developed a tacit understanding that whoever brought the floor plan would lead the first discussion. Nobody restated the arrangement, but Omar and the designers followed their established practice.
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