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
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Examples of unspoken in a Sentence
an unspoken promise to remain faithful to one another
Recent Examples on the Web
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Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2024
Why heat leads to headaches — and how to avoid them
The unspoken rules of sharing passwords with your partner
The push that IRS officials described this week targeted people who filed tax returns but hadn’t paid.
—Julie Zauzmer Weil, Washington Post, 11 July 2024
Clandestine love affairs, mysterious encounters, and unspoken crushes feature as Venus travels through amorous Leo.
Read the full Virgo Daily Horoscope
Libra (September 23 - October 22)
Finding your niche?
—USA TODAY, 11 July 2024
For a time, Greenfield had a rule (unwritten, and maybe even unspoken): There had to be some mention of Andrei Sakharov every week.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 10 July 2024
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“Unspoken.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unspoken. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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