Implicit

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Implied or understood though not directly expressed: an implicit agreement not to raise the touchy subject.
  • adj. Contained in the nature of something though not readily apparent: "Frustration is implicit in any attempt to express the deepest self” ( Patricia Hampl).
  • adj. Having no doubts or reservations; unquestioning: implicit trust.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Implied indirectly, without being directly expressed
  • adj. Contained in the essential nature of something but not openly shown
  • adj. Having no reservations or doubts; unquestioning or unconditional; usually said of faith or trust.
  • adj. entangled, twisted together.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Infolded; entangled; complicated; involved.
  • adj. Tacitly comprised; fairly to be understood, though not expressed in words; implied.
  • adj. Resting on another; trusting in the word or authority of another, without doubt or reserve; unquestioning; complete
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Infolded; entangled.
  • Complicated; involved; puzzling.
  • Implied; resting on implication or inference; that may or should be understood, though not directly expressed; tacitly included.
  • Involved in or resulting from perfect confidence in or deference to some authority or witness; hence, submissive; unquestioning; blind: as, implicit faith; implicit assent; implicit obedience.
  • Submissively yielding; unquestioningly obedient; trusting confidently or blindly.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. being without doubt or reserve
  • adj. implied though not directly expressed; inherent in the nature of something
  • Equivalent
    absolute    unverbalized    silent    inherent    tacit    unsaid    unverbalised    unspoken    understood    implicit in   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    infolded    entangled    complicated    involved    implied    unquestioning    complete    trustful    unspoken    inherent   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    complicit    explicit    illicit   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    tacit    explicit    unqualified    unquestioning    unconditional    indirect    mutual    filial    unreserved    definite