implicit

  • (a) 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
    inexplicit,
  • (s) being without doubt or reserve
    • implicit trust
    unquestioning,

Synonyms

inexplicit unquestioning

Antonyms

explicit expressed

See also

connotative covert

Words of close approximity

implicit in implicitly implicitness