Synonyms for implicit
ɪmˈplɪs ɪtim·plic·it

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1. implicitadjective

   Antonyms:
   explicit

2. implicitadjective

   Implied indirectly, without being directly expressed

   Synonyms:
   unspoken, implied

   Antonyms:
   explicit

3. implicitadjective

   Contained in the essential nature of something but not openly shown

   Synonyms:
   inherent, intrinsic

   Antonyms:
   explicit

4. implicitadjective

   Having no reservations or doubts; unquestioning or unconditional; usually said of faith or trust.

   Synonyms:
   unquestioning, unconditional

   Antonyms:
   explicit

5. implicitadjective

   Antonyms:
   explicit

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1. implicit

   Synonyms:
   ambiguous, doubtful, implied, indefinite, indeterminate, uncertain, vague

   Antonyms:
   explicit, express

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1. implicit

   Synonyms:
   implied, involved, indicated

   Antonyms:
   expressed, explicit, developed

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:5.0 / 2 votes

1. implicit, inexplicitadjective

   implied though not directly expressed; inherent in the nature of something

   "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:
   unquestioning, inexplicit

   Antonyms:
   expressed, hard-core, relative, definitive, declared, stated, explicit, hardcore, express, graphic, comparative, unequivocal

2. implicit, unquestioningadjective

   being without doubt or reserve

   "implicit trust"

   Synonyms:
   unquestioning, inexplicit

   Antonyms:
   express, unequivocal, definitive, graphic, hardcore, declared, expressed, explicit, hard-core, comparative, relative, stated

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1. implicitadjective

   Synonyms:
   implied, inferred, understood, tacit

2. implicitadjective

   Synonyms:
   unreserved, unhesitating, firm, undoubting, steadfast, unshaken

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1. List of paraphrases for "implicit":

   implied, tacit, imputed, inherent, default, unstated, implication

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1. Benjamin Disraeli:

   Whenever is found what is called a paternal government, there is found state education. It has been discovered that the best way to ensure implicit obedience is to commence tyranny in the nursery.

2. Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates:

   But implicit bias also presents unique challenges to effective law enforcement, because it can alter where investigators and prosecutors look for evidence and how they analyze it without their awareness or ability to compensate.

3. Pavlo Kovtoniuk:

   An implicit loss of health [in Ukraine] is vast, we see a huge deprivation of health care services and pharmaceuticals in recently de-occupied territories.

4. Samuel Gross:

   In some cases, you see some type of explicit racism, non-implicit racism has never gone away either.

5. Arif Kamal:

   What we have to understand is where the implicit and systemic biases held by patients and their caregivers and their families may exist – those that are held within health systems and even policies and practices that impede everyone having fair and just access to high quality health care.