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

Some saw the meeting as a reasonable move for Jeffries, who has a preexisting relationship with Kushner, and as a tacit admission from the White House that the administration will soon have to work with a Speaker Jeffries. — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 25 Aug. 2026

Messick even breaks a tacit rule by chatting with reporters on his start days. — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

The conflation of pain and pregnancy can lead to a tacit acceptance of discomfort that can be hard for both patients and doctors to parse. — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2026

Beyond that, when the Heat make such high-level trades for players close to the end of a contract, including with the Shaquille O’Neal, the tacit agreement for an extension already is in place. — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2026

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