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
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.
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Tayler Adigun, Architectural Digest, 24 Aug. 2025
But the loudly unspoken priorities of this new event — selling tickets and thrilling fans with an extra chance to see the biggest stars in the sport — have been met by this all-singing, all-dancing cast.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
Years earlier, a strange family competition tore them apart; now, under the shadow of an absent patriarch, they are drawn back into a world of rules, rivalries and unspoken histories.
—Callum McLennan, Variety, 16 Aug. 2025
Advertisement In the weeks after her friend’s death, unspoken rules emerged.
—Alessandra Schade, Time, 5 Aug. 2025
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Tayler Adigun, Architectural Digest, 24 Aug. 2025
But the loudly unspoken priorities of this new event — selling tickets and thrilling fans with an extra chance to see the biggest stars in the sport — have been met by this all-singing, all-dancing cast.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
Years earlier, a strange family competition tore them apart; now, under the shadow of an absent patriarch, they are drawn back into a world of rules, rivalries and unspoken histories.
—Callum McLennan, Variety, 16 Aug. 2025
Advertisement In the weeks after her friend’s death, unspoken rules emerged.
—Alessandra Schade, Time, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unspoken
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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
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This is only one of the genre’s many implicit rules that HBO’s Task breaks.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
28 Aug. 2025
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If there were implicit threats involved in getting those firms to agree to the arrangements, Trump has also not shied away from making explicit warnings.—
Allan Smith,
NBC news,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Unspoken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unspoken. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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