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
This could lead to widespread legal uncertainty and a waterfall of litigation — which might be the unspoken aim of the Trump legal team.
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Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 27 June 2025
The current season centers on shifting dynamics, unspoken truths, and major decisions that leave the future of The Bear — both the restaurant and the show — hanging in the balance.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 26 June 2025
As her worlds collide, the two are caught in a delightfully awkward game of social chicken and an unspoken power struggle that begs the question: who’s really in charge?
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 25 June 2025
There was an unspoken gauntlet laid down: Who’s running this s— in the NBA?
—David Aldridge, New York Times, 22 June 2025
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Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 27 June 2025
The current season centers on shifting dynamics, unspoken truths, and major decisions that leave the future of The Bear — both the restaurant and the show — hanging in the balance.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 26 June 2025
As her worlds collide, the two are caught in a delightfully awkward game of social chicken and an unspoken power struggle that begs the question: who’s really in charge?
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 25 June 2025
There was an unspoken gauntlet laid down: Who’s running this s— in the NBA?
—David Aldridge, New York Times, 22 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unspoken
Adjective
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In contrast with tacit or implicit knowledge, explicit knowledge is codified and articulated.—
Stephen Diorio,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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But rogue groups that exist with tacit approval from supervisors can lead to abusive behavior that is hard to expose because the only witnesses are often the officers themselves.—
Kristine Phillips,
IndyStar,
2 July 2025
Adjective
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Where The Balance Breaks Most personalization engines operate on long-term identity signals: profile data, behavioral history and implicit inference.—
Shiva Chandrashekher,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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But even this comes with implicit understanding that home might be less a place than a quality of connection.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
30 June 2025
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“Unspoken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unspoken. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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