Synonyms of implicit

implicit

adjective

im-ˈpli-sət 

1

as in unspoken

understood although not put into words

the implicit agreement among members of the outing club is that everyone pays his or her own way on all trips

Synonyms & Similar Words

• unspoken
• implied
• tacit
• unexpressed
• unvoiced
• inferred
• interpreted
• wordless
• presumed
• unsaid
• intimated
• undeclared
• untold
• hinted
• construed
• insinuated
• unannounced
• suggested

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• explicit
• express
• obvious
• apparent
• evident
• stated
• manifest
• plain
• expressed
• straightforward
• voiced
• spoken
• unambiguous
• unmistakable
• unequivocal
• blatant

2

as in confident

having or showing a mind free from doubt

members of the expedition must have implicit trust in their leaders

Synonyms & Similar Words

• confident
• certain
• sure
• positive
• assured
• doubtless
• clear
• sanguine
• cocksure
• unquestioning
• unhesitating
• resolute
• decisive
• unwavering
• unfaltering
• self-assured
• self-confident
• self-conceited

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• uncertain
• doubtful
• dubious
• unsure
• hesitant
• indecisive
• wavering
• unassuming
• vacillating
• diffident

3

as in potential

existing only as a possibility and not in fact

there's a risk implicit in any overseas operation undertaken by the military

Synonyms & Similar Words

• potential
• possible
• plausible
• theoretic
• probable
• theoretical
• hypothetical
• conceivable
• generable
• alleged
• imaginable
• achievable
• purported
• conjectural
• viable
• practicable
• assumed
• thinkable
• feasible
• suppositional
• likely
• attainable
• supposed
• workable
• doable
• reputed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• actual
• real
• factual
• existent
• demonstrated
• confirmed
• true
• established
• genuine
• bona fide
• authentic
• proven
• substantiated
• authenticated

Examples of implicit in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The letters carry an implicit threat, often asking for the scientific rationale behind countries’ proposals. —Heather Vogell, ProPublica, 22 July 2024

Second, Vladimir Putin’s willingness to participate in this exchange so close to the American presidential election is an implicit acknowledgment that Donald Trump may not be reelected. —Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2024

This is an implicit acknowledgement that Biden’s unpopular presidency is still less politically radioactive than Harris’s even more left-wing 2019 platform. —The Editors, National Review, 31 July 2024

Los bárbaros is a razor-sharp critique not only of how authorities respond to violent events—which have become sadly unexceptional along the border—but also of the implicit trust placed in the moving image when used to document such incidents. —Maricarmen Barrios, ARTnews.com, 26 July 2024