implicitly
Not directly stated
Implicitly means in a way that is implied or understood without being directly stated.
An implicitly racist policy doesn't announce its bias but achieves discriminatory effects.
To trust someone implicitly is to trust them completely and without question—the faith is so deep it needs no explanation.
The opposite is explicitly.
Not expressed verbally
- unstatedNot openly expressed
- unvoicedNot expressed aloud
- unexpressedNot communicated outwardly
- silentProducing no sound
wordless · unarticulated · tacit · unmentioned · unacknowledged · undeclared · unpronounced · muted
Taken as true
- presupposedAccepted as already true
- taken-for-grantedPresumed without acknowledgment
- unquestionedAccepted without challenge
- intuitiveKnown without reasoning
inherent · underlying · innate · axiomatic · self-evident · given · tacit · unexamined
Offered for consideration
- hintedSuggested without stating
- insinuatedIndirectly suggested something
- alludedReferenced indirectly
- intimatedSuggested indirectly
conveyed · signaled · indicated · gestured · inferred · connoted · expressed · telegraphed
Having fine distinctions
- veiledConcealed or obscured
- indirectNot straight or immediate
- obliqueAngled, not straightforward
- understatedDeliberately minimized in expression
delicate · coded · euphemistic · circumspect · diplomatic · guarded · measured · ambiguous
unsaid
Not expressed verbally
- unstatedNot openly expressed
- unvoicedNot expressed aloud
- unexpressedNot communicated outwardly
silent · wordless · unarticulated · tacit · unmentioned · unacknowledged · undeclared · unpronounced · muted · suppressed
assumed
Taken as true
- presupposedAccepted as already true
- taken-for-grantedPresumed without acknowledgment
- unquestionedAccepted without challenge
intuitive · inherent · underlying · innate · axiomatic · self-evident · given · tacit · unexamined · instinctive
suggested
Offered for consideration
- hintedSuggested without stating
- insinuatedIndirectly suggested something
- alludedReferenced indirectly
intimated · conveyed · signaled · indicated · gestured · inferred · connoted · expressed · telegraphed · communicated
nuanced
Having fine distinctions
understated · delicate · coded · euphemistic · circumspect · diplomatic · guarded · measured · ambiguous · elliptical
- adverbsquickly, slowly, very, really, now
- formal adverbsaccordingly, consequently, furthermore, hence, hereby
implicitlyconditionally
With requirements attached
provisionally · guardedly · skeptically · reservedly · cautiously
implicitlyopenly
Without hiding anything
overtly · publicly · transparently · manifestly · visibly
- implicit biasAutomatic, unintentional stereotyping
- implicit agreementConsent inferred, not stated
- implicit biasesAutomatic associations affecting judgment
- implicit understandingAssumed shared knowledge, unstated
- implicit bias trainingEducation targeting unconscious prejudice