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
And in a cold, isolated world, Tillman infuses humor, intense energy and unspoken depth into Milchick across both seasons, turning a character that could have easily been a one-note villain into someone viewers are forced to really contend with.
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Matt Minton, Variety, 7 June 2025
This not only intensifies relationship dynamics but also forces you to confront unspoken undercurrents in your one-on-one connections.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 6 June 2025
The Phoenician Scheme thus became something funnier and stranger, in which Korda’s cruelty is quietly moderated by his daughter and his unspoken fear of death.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 6 June 2025
But as leaders, managers and supervisors filtered back to their desks, an unspoken dread settled.
—Sahar Andrade, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
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Matt Minton, Variety, 7 June 2025
This not only intensifies relationship dynamics but also forces you to confront unspoken undercurrents in your one-on-one connections.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 6 June 2025
The Phoenician Scheme thus became something funnier and stranger, in which Korda’s cruelty is quietly moderated by his daughter and his unspoken fear of death.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 6 June 2025
But as leaders, managers and supervisors filtered back to their desks, an unspoken dread settled.
—Sahar Andrade, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unspoken
Adjective
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What was once defensive denial of privilege has become a tacit nod toward it.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
23 June 2025
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His tours are tacit reminders that, for some people, the past is still the present.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
HollywoodReporter,
20 June 2025
Adjective
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More covert and implicit behaviors are also easier for abusers to deflect, excuse away, and blame their partner for.—
Maia Niguel Hoskin,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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George is an embodiment of that sort of requirement for expansion implicit in capitalism.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
17 June 2025
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“Unspoken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unspoken. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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