as in tacit
understood although not put into words
an unspoken promise to remain faithful to one another
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Recent Examples of unspoken
And yet, there was this quiet defiance, this unspoken resilience that deeply moved and inspired me.
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 10 July 2025
This could lead to widespread legal uncertainty and a waterfall of litigation — which might be the unspoken aim of the Trump legal team.
—Jay Weaver
july 10, Miami Herald, 10 July 2025
From hearing the unspoken truth in your customers’ stories.
—Dev Patnaik, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
It is also tied with the unspoken etiquette rule of not upstaging the bride.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 30 June 2025
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 10 July 2025
This could lead to widespread legal uncertainty and a waterfall of litigation — which might be the unspoken aim of the Trump legal team.
—Jay Weaver
july 10, Miami Herald, 10 July 2025
From hearing the unspoken truth in your customers’ stories.
—Dev Patnaik, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
It is also tied with the unspoken etiquette rule of not upstaging the bride.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 30 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unspoken
Adjective
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In contrast with tacit or implicit knowledge, explicit knowledge is codified and articulated.—
Stephen Diorio,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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But rogue groups that exist with tacit approval from supervisors can lead to abusive behavior that is hard to expose because the only witnesses are often the officers themselves.—
Kristine Phillips,
IndyStar,
2 July 2025
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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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“Unspoken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unspoken. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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