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
The English ignored these unspoken rules.
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Literary Hub, 26 May 2026
The elder Mann’s determination to make the controversial trip triggers a slew of conflicting and complex emotions, opening old familial wounds that sit on the surface but go largely unspoken.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 25 May 2026
December 22 – January 19 A partnership may feel steadier once the unspoken expectations around money, time, or effort become actual terms.
—Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 23 May 2026
Rian is similarly hamstrung by inarticulacy and masculine angst, but his storyline feels the least convincing, as if fashioned only to prove money can’t buy happiness, even if Cole convincingly suggests unspoken depths.
—Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
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Literary Hub, 26 May 2026
The elder Mann’s determination to make the controversial trip triggers a slew of conflicting and complex emotions, opening old familial wounds that sit on the surface but go largely unspoken.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 25 May 2026
December 22 – January 19 A partnership may feel steadier once the unspoken expectations around money, time, or effort become actual terms.
—Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 23 May 2026
Rian is similarly hamstrung by inarticulacy and masculine angst, but his storyline feels the least convincing, as if fashioned only to prove money can’t buy happiness, even if Cole convincingly suggests unspoken depths.
—Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unspoken
Adjective
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North Korea is expected to use the summit to press for economic concessions, and potentially even for Beijing's tacit recognition of its nuclear status — something Russia is believed to have privately conceded, Lee added.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
8 June 2026
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For most of the post-civil-rights era, a tacit consensus discouraged white Americans from thinking of themselves as avatars of a racial demographic.—
Thomas Chatterton Williams,
The Atlantic,
8 June 2026
Adjective
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During the trial, to prove implied malice, prosecutors presented evidence of Grossman’s history of speeding.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Mar. 2026
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The first one is passive—where decisions get delayed, expectations are murky, implied and unspoken.—
Susan Parsons,
Forbes.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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Sensory marketing is king right now (just turn to the recent rollouts of labels like Rhode, Loewe, or Jacquemus for proof), and Swarovski is sending out its own implicit messaging by tapping into shoppers’ cravings and generating a powerful emotional response to the products.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
4 June 2026
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Moscow has long sought to depict its victory as an inevitability, demanding enormous Ukrainian concessions in exchange for any halt to the invasion -- and since January 2025 often with the explicit or implicit backing of the White House.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
4 June 2026
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“Unspoken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unspoken. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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