implicit agreement
Understood without words
An implicit agreement is an understanding between parties that exists without being directly stated or written down.
Unlike explicit contracts, implicit agreements are inferred from behavior, circumstances, or established patterns: There was an implicit agreement that she would handle the finances.
The term appears in legal, social, and business contexts where unspoken expectations carry weight.
- tacitUnderstood without words
- silent understandingShared knowledge without words
- unspokenNot verbally expressed
- understoodGrasped the meaning
- tacit approvalWordless permission or acceptance
nod · nodding along · handshake · wink · silent · mutual · mutual consent · consent · on the same page · assumption · collusion · complicity · knowing glance · knowing look · read the room · between the lines · unwritten · unwritten rule
implicit agreementwritten agreement
Documented terms between parties
formal declaration · formal agreement · express consent · verbal agreement · explicit consent
implicit agreementbinding contract
Enforceable legal agreement
legal agreement · formal contract · written contract · notarized document
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