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
Artistic innovation is often, although unspoken, predicated on the well-being of those who brought us here.
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Ocean Vuong
june 4, Literary Hub, 4 June 2025
Mismatches also can happen because of a therapist's style, your child’s personality, developmental needs, or even unspoken family dynamics, adds Grinman.
—Laura Anderson Kirby, Parents, 2 June 2025
Diplomatic pandemonium broke loose: threats, more deportations, an unspoken but very real mutual cutback on visas.
—Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
Even though reviews were weaker for this one, The rebranding away from being a Part 2 that requires homework and towards an unspoken finale seems to have worked in the new film’s favor.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 27 May 2025
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Ocean Vuong
june 4, Literary Hub, 4 June 2025
Mismatches also can happen because of a therapist's style, your child’s personality, developmental needs, or even unspoken family dynamics, adds Grinman.
—Laura Anderson Kirby, Parents, 2 June 2025
Diplomatic pandemonium broke loose: threats, more deportations, an unspoken but very real mutual cutback on visas.
—Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
Even though reviews were weaker for this one, The rebranding away from being a Part 2 that requires homework and towards an unspoken finale seems to have worked in the new film’s favor.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 27 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unspoken
Adjective
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That also serves as a tacit acknowledgement that there are other, more powerful forces at work here.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 May 2025
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Many political analysts considered Vance's remarks to be a tacit endorsement of AfD from the Trump administration.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
21 May 2025
Adjective
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The politics are implicit, and this year Broadway reminded us that our humanity depends upon this ancient, timeless art.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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The eventual return home, forced or by choice, is implicit in the migration experience in Latin America.—
Whitney Eulich,
Christian Science Monitor,
2 June 2025
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“Unspoken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unspoken. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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