English adjective: inexplicit | |||
1. | inexplicit implied though not directly expressed; inherent in the nature of something | ||
Samples | An implicit agreement not to raise the subject. There was implicit criticism in his voice. Anger was implicit in the argument. The oak is implicit in the acorn. | ||
Synonyms | implicit | ||
Similar | implicit in, inherent, silent, tacit, underlying, understood, unexpressed, unsaid, unspoken, unstated, unuttered, unverbalised, unverbalized, unvoiced | ||
See also | connotative, covert | ||
Attribute | explicitness | ||
Antonyms | explicit, expressed | ||