as in unspoken
understood although not put into words
we have a tacit agreement that if I wash the dishes, she dries them and puts them away
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Recent Examples of tacit
What was once defensive denial of privilege has become a tacit nod toward it.
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Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 23 June 2025
His tours are tacit reminders that, for some people, the past is still the present.
—Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 20 June 2025
The air was crackling with a tacit threat of escalation.
—Timothy Crouse, Rolling Stone, 9 June 2025
The sharp reversal has blindsided some Republicans, who were counting on Musk’s tacit support.
—Nik Popli, Time, 4 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for tacit
Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 23 June 2025
His tours are tacit reminders that, for some people, the past is still the present.
—Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 20 June 2025
The air was crackling with a tacit threat of escalation.
—Timothy Crouse, Rolling Stone, 9 June 2025
The sharp reversal has blindsided some Republicans, who were counting on Musk’s tacit support.
—Nik Popli, Time, 4 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for tacit
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tacit
Adjective
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These small, unspoken acts allow the body to remember safety and the heart to remember closeness.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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An unspoken serenity is all that can be found in this Swiss-French paradise.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
12 July 2025
Adjective
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At the same time, as a retired federal circuit judge and former U.S. attorney, Droney will likely receive implicit deference from the panel based on his stature in the legal community.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
14 July 2025
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That idea is implicit in these photographs: a puddle of rainwater gleaming on a cobblestone street; a grid of shadows and sunlight hitting the textured stucco of a building’s façade; the thousand flickers of a sequinned garment caught mid-stride.—
Ana Karina Zatarain,
New Yorker,
21 June 2025
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“Tacit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tacit. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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