Synonyms of tacit

tacit

adjective

ˈta-sət 

as in unspoken

understood although not put into words

we have a tacit agreement that if I wash the dishes, she dries them and puts them away

Synonyms & Similar Words

• unspoken
• implied
• implicit
• unexpressed
• unvoiced
• wordless
• inferred
• interpreted
• presumed
• unsaid
• intimated
• untold
• undeclared
• hinted
• construed
• unannounced
• suggested
• insinuated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• explicit
• express
• obvious
• apparent
• evident
• stated
• plain
• manifest
• expressed
• straightforward
• voiced
• spoken
• unmistakable
• unambiguous
• unequivocal
• blatant

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of tacit

The letter Blinken and Austin sent constituted a formal, if tacit, acknowledgment of Israel’s direct responsibility for the unconscionable conditions in Gaza. —Jeremy Konyndyk, Foreign Affairs, 2 Dec. 2024

Not just polite smiles, tacit acceptances of paparazzi attention, but broad, knowing smiles, teeth visible, eyes crinkling. —Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2024

Jassy wrote tacit acknowledgements of a fraying corporate cultureas recently detailed on LinkedIn@delreyX Sign up here. —Jason Del Rey, Fortune, 25 Sep. 2024

However, what violent extremists perceive as a tacit nod of approval — based on Trump’s own violent rhetoric — could lead to a surge in domestic terrorism in a country that remains anxious, angry and well-armed. —Colin P. Clarke, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024