Synonyms of tacit

tacit

adjective

ˈta-sət 

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tacit

The agreement is a tacit acknowledgement that that will not happen, barring a settlement with the states. — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 24 July 2026

The prominent role played by Una in this episode and the promotion of Una at the episode’s end feels like a tacit acknowledgement that the previous season did not give Rebecca Romijn as much to do as previous seasons. — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 23 July 2026

Some critics have argued Hegseth’s TRT initiative may function as a tacit admission that hormone treatment alone is not necessarily incompatible with military readiness. — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 22 July 2026

Of course, the fuel for AI is data, and everyone’s talking about AI, about publicly available data, but there’s the proprietary data, the tacit intelligence that every company has—that’s really, really important. — Fortune Editors, Fortune, 15 July 2026

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