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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not expressed or partially expressed |
| Synonyms: | implicit, implied, inferred, left to the imagination, silenced, tacit, undeclared, understood, unexpressed, unspoken, unstated, unuttered, unvoiced, wordless |
| Antonyms: | expressed, said, stated |
| Main Entry: | implied |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | hinted at |
| Synonyms: | adumbrated, alluded to, allusive, connoted, constructive, figured, foreshadowed, hidden, implicit, indicated, indicative, indirect, inferential, inferred, inherent, insinuated, intended, involved, latent, lurking, meant, occult, parallel, perceptible, potential, significative, signified, suggested, symbolized, tacit, tacitly assumed, undeclared, understood, unexpressed, unsaid, unspoken, unuttered, wordless |
| Antonyms: | explicated, expressed, stated |
| Main Entry: | tacit |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | taken for granted; not said aloud |
| Synonyms: | alluded to, allusive, assumed, hinted at, implicit, implied, inarticulate, indirect, inferred, intimated, silent, suggested, undeclared, understood, unexpressed, unsaid, unspoken, unstated, unvoiced, wordless |
| Antonyms: | explicit, express |
| Main Entry: | ulterior |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | secret; pertaining to a hidden goal |
| Synonyms: | ambiguous, buried, concealed, covert, cryptic, dark, enigmatic, equivocal, guarded, hidden, implied, obscure, obscured, personal, privy, remote, secondary, selfish, shrouded, under cover, under wraps, undisclosed, undivulged, unexpressed, unsaid |
| Antonyms: | expressed, known, overt, public |
| Main Entry: | understood |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | assumed, implicit |
| Synonyms: | accepted, appreciated, axiomatic, down pat, implied, inferential, inferred, known, on to, pat, presumed, roger, tacit, taken for granted, undeclared, unexpressed, unsaid, unspoken, unstated, wise to, wordless |
| Antonyms: | explained, explicit, spoken, written |
| Main Entry: | unwritten |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | understood |
| Synonyms: | accepted, conventional, customary, oral, spoken, tacit, traditional, unformulated, unrecorded, unsaid, verbal, vocal, word-of-mouth |
| Antonyms: | explained, explicated, stated, written |
| Main Entry: | unspoken |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not said |
| Synonyms: | implicit, implied, inarticulate, inferred, intimated, invoiced, mute, silent, tacit, understood, unexpressed, unsaid, unstated, unuttered |
| Antonyms: | spoken, stated |
| Main Entry: | inferred |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | implicit |
| Synonyms: | accurate, certain, complete, constant, constructive, contained, definite, entire, firm, fixed, full, implicative, implied, inarticulate, inevitable, inferential, latent, practical, steadfast, tacit, taken for granted, total*, undeclared, understood, unexpressed, unhesitating, unqualified, unquestioned, unreserved, unsaid, unshakable, unspoken, unuttered, virtual, wholehearted, wordless |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | obscured |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | ulterior |
| Synonyms: | ambiguous, buried, concealed, cover, covert, cryptic, dark, enigmatic, equivocal, guarded, hidden, implied, obscure, personal, privy, remote, secondary, selfish, shrouded, under cover, under wraps, undisclosed, undivulged, unexpressed, unsaid |
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