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
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Recent Examples of tacit
Otherwise, undergoing surgery is considered tacit acceptance of that price as a baseline.
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Katheryn Houghton, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
The former presidential candidate’s tacit endorsement of Mamdani comes as his mayoral bid has divided the party’s leaders, with some still withholding the endorsement of the nominee.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 23 Sep. 2025
Why does the opening of a cardboard box give me tacit permission to act like a sociopath?
—Julie Beck, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2025
In short, the tacit dress code was ultra-ultra-pinpoint hip, but effortless!
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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Katheryn Houghton, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
The former presidential candidate’s tacit endorsement of Mamdani comes as his mayoral bid has divided the party’s leaders, with some still withholding the endorsement of the nominee.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 23 Sep. 2025
Why does the opening of a cardboard box give me tacit permission to act like a sociopath?
—Julie Beck, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2025
In short, the tacit dress code was ultra-ultra-pinpoint hip, but effortless!
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for tacit
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tacit
Adjective
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Drawing from her own experiences as a survivor, Nathaniel tackles the often-unspoken issue of child harassment head-on.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
13 Oct. 2025
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Dunst and Tatum are terrific together, particularly in moments where things are left unsaid, unspoken confessions, apologies and forgiveness coursing between them.—
Katie Walsh,
Twin Cities,
11 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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This is only one of the genre’s many implicit rules that HBO’s Task breaks.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
29 Sep. 2025
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This 'polite verbal wrestling' (Rafiee, 1991) involves a delicate dance of offer and refusal, insistence and resistance, which shapes everyday interactions in Iranian culture, creating implicit rules for how generosity, gratitude, and requests are expressed.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Tacit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tacit. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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