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implicit
adjective as in included without question, inherent, absolute
Example Sentences
Some believe the existence of assisted dying legislation could create an implicit pressure on terminally-ill people - even if no-one is actively trying to coerce them.
Implicit in many discussions about "unity" was a hope that all those liberals would shut up, bend the knee, go back into the closet, or whatever else it takes to hide or eradicate difference.
Last month, he claimed that he refrained from prosecuting Clinton during his first term because “it would look terrible” — an implicit bow to political constraints.
And it’s likely that the Supreme Court would and should find such a principle implicit in the Constitution: The federal government could hardly function if the states had that power.
As has been documented by numerous outlets, they believe they can make up for those losses by reaching out to men with implicit — though unrealizable — appeals about how they can bring women to heel.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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