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
For too many women, breast cancer remains an unspoken reality, discussed only in whispers, if at all.
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Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
For many, tarot cards act as a mirror, revealing hidden emotions, unspoken truths and the energetic patterns at play in a person’s life.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
That notion has become an unspoken fact about the Lakers and their direction with Doncic.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
While contestants form their own codes of ethics and unspoken social doctrines, the villa speaks its own design language, which guides the behavior of the islanders and keeps the show running smoothly.
—Tayler Adigun, Architectural Digest, 24 Aug. 2025
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Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
For many, tarot cards act as a mirror, revealing hidden emotions, unspoken truths and the energetic patterns at play in a person’s life.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
That notion has become an unspoken fact about the Lakers and their direction with Doncic.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
While contestants form their own codes of ethics and unspoken social doctrines, the villa speaks its own design language, which guides the behavior of the islanders and keeps the show running smoothly.
—Tayler Adigun, Architectural Digest, 24 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unspoken
Adjective
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Tim is diplomatic, attempting to keep the afternoon light and relaxed, while Lilith seems to relish the role of the black sheep, enjoying her mother’s mostly tacit disapproval.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Aug. 2025
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In the United Kingdom, regulators warned that AI systems used in energy markets could unintentionally enable tacit collusion between suppliers.—
Gopinath Kathiresan,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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At some point, the competition will turn up, and in any discussion of mobile music and the implicit pairing to a smartphone, there is a rather large elephant in the room.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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The implicit argument was that Washington was, in popular memory at least, pure of spirit, so his monument must be pure of form.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Unspoken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unspoken. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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