tacit

Meaning

Understood or implied without being openly expressed or stated

understood or implied without being stated

Example Sentences

Their mutual understanding was based on tacit agreement.

There was a tacit agreement to avoid the subject.

Example Expressions

tacit agreement

Synonyms

implicit, unspoken, understood, silent

Entry 1

implicit, unspoken, understood

Entry 2

implicit, unspoken, understood, silent

Antonyms

explicit, stated, expressed

Entry 1

explicit, stated, expressed

Entry 2

explicit, stated, expressed

Collocations

tacit consent, tacit approval, tacit understanding