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 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 Set on El Hierro, family drama follows 65-year-old Mirta, who travels from Argentina with her two daughters and grandson, only for decades of tensions and unspoken desires to surface. — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026 This may not come as a shock, but Fashion Week street style stars come ready to show out in their best, but the unspoken dress code is usually some version of elevated street style. — Amanda Le, InStyle, 9 Sep. 2026 The house’s fragile order begins to fracture as an accuser arrives to confront his abuser, bringing with him a storm of unspoken memories. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unspoken

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Adjective

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
Some saw the meeting as a reasonable move for Jeffries, who has a preexisting relationship with Kushner, and as a tacit admission from the White House that the administration will soon have to work with a Speaker Jeffries.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of tacit

Adjective

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
During the trial, to prove implied malice, prosecutors presented evidence of Grossman’s history of speeding.

— Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026

Definition of implied

Adjective

The recent Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit produced a final document that included implicit criticism of the United States and Israel.

— Ian Bremmer, Time, 11 Sep. 2026
Summers’ depiction of grief, revenge and her implicit critique of true crime media was smart and unflinching.

— Rebecca Stafford, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of implicit

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