Synonyms of implicit

implicit

adjective

im-ˈpli-sət 

1

as in unspoken

understood although not put into words

the implicit agreement among members of the outing club is that everyone pays his or her own way on all trips

Synonyms & Similar Words

• unspoken
• implied
• tacit
• unexpressed
• unvoiced
• inferred
• interpreted
• wordless
• presumed
• unsaid
• intimated
• undeclared
• untold
• hinted
• construed
• insinuated
• unannounced
• suggested

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• explicit
• express
• obvious
• apparent
• evident
• stated
• manifest
• plain
• expressed
• straightforward
• voiced
• spoken
• unambiguous
• unmistakable
• unequivocal
• blatant

2

as in confident

having or showing a mind free from doubt

members of the expedition must have implicit trust in their leaders

Synonyms & Similar Words

• confident
• certain
• sure
• positive
• assured
• doubtless
• clear
• sanguine
• cocksure
• unquestioning
• unhesitating
• resolute
• decisive
• unwavering
• unfaltering
• self-assured
• self-confident
• self-conceited

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• uncertain
• doubtful
• dubious
• unsure
• hesitant
• indecisive
• wavering
• unassuming
• vacillating
• diffident

3

as in potential

existing only as a possibility and not in fact

there's a risk implicit in any overseas operation undertaken by the military

Synonyms & Similar Words

• potential
• possible
• plausible
• probable
• theoretical
• hypothetical
• conceivable
• generable
• alleged
• imaginable
• achievable
• purported
• conjectural
• viable
• practicable
• assumed
• thinkable
• feasible
• suppositional
• likely
• attainable
• supposed
• workable
• doable
• reputed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• actual
• real
• factual
• existent
• demonstrated
• confirmed
• true
• established
• genuine
• bona fide
• authentic
• proven
• substantiated
• authenticated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of implicit

If Apple allows it, the most private surface on the Mac becomes readable by a third-party AI, with Apple's implicit tolerance. — Gabriel Alin Zainescu, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Instead, the court returned the case to the habeas court with instructions to conduct fact finding to determine whether there was an implicit plea agreement and whether prosecutors should have told the jury about it. — Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 19 Aug. 2026

In Navarrette’s casting as Rogue, there was an implicit acknowledgement of the kind of shifts in consumer sentiment Marvel may be worrying about — away from IP-reliant spectacle towards something more homegrown and hand-spun. — Chris Lee, Vulture, 16 Aug. 2026

And implicit within that is the Black people within the city because this was for - especially at that time, for a long time - a majority-Black city. — Terry Gross, NPR, 14 Aug. 2026