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
Why does the opening of a cardboard box give me tacit permission to act like a sociopath?
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Julie Beck, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2025
In short, the tacit dress code was ultra-ultra-pinpoint hip, but effortless!
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Tim is diplomatic, attempting to keep the afternoon light and relaxed, while Lilith seems to relish the role of the black sheep, enjoying her mother’s mostly tacit disapproval.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2025
Seeking Moscow’s permission for security guarantees would also signal weakness from NATO members and represent a tacit acceptance that Ukraine is part of Putin’s sphere of influence.
—Michael McFaul, Foreign Affairs, 27 Aug. 2025
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Julie Beck, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2025
In short, the tacit dress code was ultra-ultra-pinpoint hip, but effortless!
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Tim is diplomatic, attempting to keep the afternoon light and relaxed, while Lilith seems to relish the role of the black sheep, enjoying her mother’s mostly tacit disapproval.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2025
Seeking Moscow’s permission for security guarantees would also signal weakness from NATO members and represent a tacit acceptance that Ukraine is part of Putin’s sphere of influence.
—Michael McFaul, Foreign Affairs, 27 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tacit
Adjective
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The film shows the unspoken love and care expressed by gestures among the emotionally more reserved Chinese families, while in the film, the Qeelin jewelry becomes part of that special moment with auspicious meanings.—
Tianwei Zhang,
Footwear News,
29 Sep. 2025
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An unspoken thumbs up for being part of it.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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This is only one of the genre’s many implicit rules that HBO’s Task breaks.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
29 Sep. 2025
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This 'polite verbal wrestling' (Rafiee, 1991) involves a delicate dance of offer and refusal, insistence and resistance, which shapes everyday interactions in Iranian culture, creating implicit rules for how generosity, gratitude, and requests are expressed.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Tacit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tacit. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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