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 But theme and amusement parks — despite the warnings that accompany most any attraction — enter an unspoken contract with their guests. — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026 For most insiders, the issue comes from the top, but this unspoken mandate for skinny seems almost unshakeable. — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2026 Mercury in your 12th House quincunxes Saturn in your 5th, making private thoughts, uncertainty, or unspoken feelings harder to reconcile with fun, romance, or creative expression. — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 9 Oct. 2026 Mercury in Scorpio, on the other hand, could make conversations with a significant other or close friend feel emotionally loaded, while Saturn retrograde hints that old, unspoken worries are surfacing. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 9 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unspoken

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Adjective

If the polling is correct, Eisenkot will need the support, however tacit, of Israel’s two Arab parties to put together a government.

— Aluf Benn, Foreign Affairs, 23 Oct. 2026
By capturing tacit industry knowledge through AI tools, the project aims to help small manufacturers maintain a competitive edge centered on speed and proximity.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 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

Even though the modern orchestra originated three centuries ago as a plaything of princes, there has always been an implicit connection — and tension — between orchestras and democracy.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
For the site of their hard launch, the odd couple chose Perfecting Church, a Black church in Detroit, evidently seeking to exploit the aura of social justice implicit in the Black faith tradition.

— Ta-Nehisi Coates, Vanity Fair, 2 Nov. 2026

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