Word:
Implicit
Status:
Adjective
Meaning:
Understood but not clearly or directly stated: not affected by doubt.
Sentences:
1) There is a sense of moral duty implicit in her writing.
2) I have implicit trust in her.
Origin:
Latin implicitus, past participle of implicare.
First use:
1599
Synonyms:
implied, tacit, unexpressed, unvoiced, wordless
Antonyms:
explicit, express, expressed, spoken, stated.
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