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Synonyms for implicit
ɪmˈplɪs ɪtim·plic·it
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Wiktionary
implicitadjective
Antonyms:
explicitimplicitadjective
Implied indirectly, without being directly expressed
Antonyms:
explicitimplicitadjective
Contained in the essential nature of something but not openly shown
Antonyms:
explicitimplicitadjective
Having no reservations or doubts; unquestioning or unconditional; usually said of faith or trust.
Synonyms:
unquestioning, unconditionalAntonyms:
explicitimplicitadjective
Antonyms:
explicit
English Synonyms and Antonyms
implicit
Synonyms:
ambiguous, doubtful, implied, indefinite, indeterminate, uncertain, vague
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Princeton's WordNet
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, inexplicitAntonyms:
expressed, hard-core, relative, definitive, declared, stated, explicit, hardcore, express, graphic, comparative, unequivocalimplicit, unquestioningadjective
being without doubt or reserve
"implicit trust"
Synonyms:
unquestioning, inexplicitAntonyms:
express, unequivocal, definitive, graphic, hardcore, declared, expressed, explicit, hard-core, comparative, relative, stated
Dictionary of English Synonymes
implicitadjective
Synonyms:
implied, inferred, understood, tacitimplicitadjective
Synonyms:
unreserved, unhesitating, firm, undoubting, steadfast, unshaken
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Implicit
Explicit vs. Implicit -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Explicit and Implicit.
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#1376 | involved | |
#1538 | default | |
#3382 | indicated | |
#6670 | implied | |
#10683 | inherent | |
#11666 | uncertain | |
#12234 | implicit | |
#14437 | vague | |
#14490 | intrinsic | |
#17795 | ambiguous | |
#17846 | implication | |
#20066 | doubtful | |
#21321 | unconditional | |
#22231 | indefinite | |
#29538 | imputed | |
#35713 | tacit | |
#36208 | indeterminate | |
#42397 | unspoken | |
#94984 | unstated | |
#119268 | unquestioning |
How to use implicit in a sentence?
The Wall Street critics can't argue with me on the substance of too-big-to-fail, so they criticize the messenger, i welcome their criticisms because they are an implicit admission that I am right.
So they want to control language, instill fear and enforce rules with specific and implicit threats, and, of course, in some cases, life-altering punishment. … enter(s) the notion of what the anti-racist curriculum really is. It’s largely the brainchild of Ibram Kendi, and it embodies their supposed aim of promoting diversity, equity and inclusion in our schools.
We all have implicit bias and racial bias, yes I do.
Flipping our company to a U.S. entity wasn’t a hard requirement for getting into Techstars, but it’s an implicit requirement if you’re going to raise money here.
Tenisha Tate-Austin Patrick Semansky/AP/FILE White:
I think it’s systemic, implicit, explicit and structural, you have all these inflection points where making different decisions can lead to a very different result. The methodology is not so hard and fast that every appraiser is going to come up with the same value.
Translations for implicit
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- implícitCatalan, Valencian
- implicitní, bezvýhradnýCzech
- implicitDanish
- implizitGerman
- σιωπηρήGreek
- implícitoSpanish
- ضمنیPersian
- ehdoton, epäsuora, implisiittinenFinnish
- absolu, tacite, inhérent, aveugle, impliciteFrench
- fillteScottish Gaelic
- implícitoGalician
- implisitIndonesian
- implicito, assolutoItalian
- 絶対, 潜在的, 暗黙, 絶対的Japanese
- имплицитен, безрезервен, подразбран, суштински, безусловен, својственMacedonian
- absoluut, implicietDutch
- implicitOccitan
- bezwarunkowy, niejawny, domniemany, domyślny, absolutnyPolish
- implícitoPortuguese
- implicit, absolut, inerentRomanian
- неявный, скрытый, безоговорочный, присущий, безусловный, полный, свойственныйRussian
- implicitan, имплицитан, inherentan, инхерентанSerbo-Croatian
- üstü kapalı, örtülüTurkish
- 含蓄Chinese
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