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
Fine has recently drawn scrutiny for seemingly receiving the tacit backing of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, which has pressured another Jewish candidate, Bruce Leon, to leave the race, according to Leon.
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Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
So perhaps the triple recap at the top of episode five is the show’s tacit blessing to skip over the first half of the series entirely?
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 26 Dec. 2025
Individual journalists known for critical coverage of Netanyahu and his government endure escalating threats and intimidation, much of it with tacit or explicit backing from members of Netanyahu’s party and far-right coalition partners like National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir.
—Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 1 Dec. 2025
Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk’s own commentary works with tacit eloquence through such parallels and contrasts.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 21 Nov. 2025
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Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
So perhaps the triple recap at the top of episode five is the show’s tacit blessing to skip over the first half of the series entirely?
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 26 Dec. 2025
Individual journalists known for critical coverage of Netanyahu and his government endure escalating threats and intimidation, much of it with tacit or explicit backing from members of Netanyahu’s party and far-right coalition partners like National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir.
—Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 1 Dec. 2025
Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk’s own commentary works with tacit eloquence through such parallels and contrasts.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 21 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tacit
Adjective
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We are heartened by our Bishop Michael Pham, himself a refugee, who, like so many Vietnamese refugees of that era, endured unspoken hardship to be here, who just in his person conveys a sense of hope in the American dream, and that God is with us, through thick and thin.—
Scott Santarosa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Jan. 2026
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Modeling respect, professionalism, and integrity sets an unspoken standard.—
Britney Porter,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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There was an implicit cruelty behind the exercise.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
24 Jan. 2026
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Managers who protect their own recovery time give their teams implicit permission to do the same.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Tacit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tacit. Accessed 26 Jan. 2026.
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