unspoken
adjective
un·spo·ken
ˌən-ˈspō-kən 
: not spoken : expressed or understood without being directly stated
an unspoken agreement/assumption
an unspoken rule
Phrases
unspoken to
: not spoken to
… she had sat the whole evening through in the same chair without occupation, not speaking, and unspoken to.—
Anthony Trollope
Anthony TrollopeExamples of unspoken in a Sentence
an unspoken promise to remain faithful to one another
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The town seemed to run on an unspoken exchange of favors and obligations.
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Valerie Mesa, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Everyone’s wrestling with the same unspoken questions.
—Tom Roberts, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
The town seemed to run on an unspoken exchange of favors and obligations.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2025
Even a life of secret trysts and unspoken love would be better than *checks sidewalk* no life at all.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 27 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for unspoken
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“Unspoken.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unspoken. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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