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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There is power in unspoken knowledge, Schilinski suggests, and the performance of innocence and naiveté, for a young girl, can be an instrument of subversion.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2025
And then there's the matter of the unspoken fourth lead, The Arbiter (a charming Bryce Pinkham doing his damndest to hold it all together).
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Nov. 2025
Where the Housewives never dare to break the fourth wall, the Mormon Wives have evolved past the unspoken rules of reality TV, inviting conversations about the optics of their show.
—Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 14 Nov. 2025
This season, Taylor Frankie Paul steps back into the spotlight to tell her truth, while Demi Engemann continues to master the art of control and Whitney Leavitt breaks down addressing unspoken tensions.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 13 Nov. 2025
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Justin Chang, New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2025
And then there's the matter of the unspoken fourth lead, The Arbiter (a charming Bryce Pinkham doing his damndest to hold it all together).
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Nov. 2025
Where the Housewives never dare to break the fourth wall, the Mormon Wives have evolved past the unspoken rules of reality TV, inviting conversations about the optics of their show.
—Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 14 Nov. 2025
This season, Taylor Frankie Paul steps back into the spotlight to tell her truth, while Demi Engemann continues to master the art of control and Whitney Leavitt breaks down addressing unspoken tensions.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 13 Nov. 2025
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“Unspoken.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unspoken. Accessed 23 Nov. 2025.
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