UNSPOKEN Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

unspoken

adjective

ˌən-ˈspō-kən

Definition of unspoken

as in tacit

understood although not put into words an unspoken promise to remain faithful to one another

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Recent Examples of unspoken Capricorn December 22 – January 19 A professional conversation could become confusing if home responsibilities remain unspoken. — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 12 Sep. 2026 The plot, expanded from Thompson-Hernandez’s Sundance-winning 2022 short of the same name, is more like a gesture toward the family’s unspoken drama. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026 They are bound together not only by their shared grief, but also by the unspoken guilt and blame that Lux and Ella can only hope to expiate through each other. — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2026 Family matters and household issues intensify under this transit, whether that’s a significant other meeting your family for the first time, or an unspoken family dynamic resurfacing during a visit home. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unspoken

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Adjective

Your internal leaders need to co-manage sprints, sit in on incident post-mortems and absorb the tacit knowledge by doing the actual work alongside the vendor.

— Thanh Pham, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
There’s a tacit admission that infinite scroll, autoplay, filters, likes and other engagement features are dangerous to children—and must be limited.

— Diane Brady, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of tacit

Adjective

Dmitry Gorin, a former prosecutor, said in this case prosecutors would be able to prove implied malice from Rios driving.

— Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
By selling the August $60 put, options traders capture rich implied volatility ahead of August earnings while capitalizing on Ball Corp's robust cash flows, debt reduction discipline, and favorable historical post-earnings price stability.

— Michael Khouw, CNBC, 22 July 2026

Definition of implied

Adjective

These two phases of work are joined by Serra’s implicit disavowal of abstraction as a form of imagemaking in favor of an object’s aggressive purchase on the real.

— Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
These arguments did not sway the judge, who noted that Google’s implicit agreement with websites is not legally relevant.

— Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 1 Oct. 2026

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