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
That deal essentially meant that Tennis Australia had switched sides, in a tacit agreement to help the PTPA wage a fight against its former allies.
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Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
However, ethical leadership requires a clear boundary between policy disagreement and the normalization — or tacit justification — of violence.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 8 Jan. 2026
Fine has recently drawn scrutiny for seemingly receiving the tacit backing of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, which has pressured another Jewish candidate, Bruce Leon, to leave the race, according to Leon.
—Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
So perhaps the triple recap at the top of episode five is the show’s tacit blessing to skip over the first half of the series entirely?
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 26 Dec. 2025
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Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
However, ethical leadership requires a clear boundary between policy disagreement and the normalization — or tacit justification — of violence.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 8 Jan. 2026
Fine has recently drawn scrutiny for seemingly receiving the tacit backing of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, which has pressured another Jewish candidate, Bruce Leon, to leave the race, according to Leon.
—Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
So perhaps the triple recap at the top of episode five is the show’s tacit blessing to skip over the first half of the series entirely?
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 26 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tacit
Adjective
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This pulls you inward, asking you to confront subconscious patterns, private fears and unspoken truths.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
29 Jan. 2026
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In organizations, sensing would mean leaders tuning into the quality of relationships, the subtle shifts in conversation, the energy in meetings, the unspoken tensions.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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This implicit bargain fueled the greatest engine of wealth creation in human history.—
Andrew Behar,
Fortune,
29 Jan. 2026
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The word carries both a neutral administrative meaning and an implicit judgment about obsolescence.—
Teresa Ghilarducci,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Tacit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tacit. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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