silent agreement
Mutual wordless consent
Silent agreement is an understanding reached without explicit discussion or formal acknowledgment.
Two parties may operate under a silent agreement when both recognize an arrangement but neither states it openly: There was a silent agreement not to mention the divorce.
The phrase suggests mutual consent expressed through behavior or omission rather than words.
- tacitUnderstood without words
- unspokenNot verbally expressed
- unspoken ruleUnstated behavioral expectation
- nodBrief head tilt
- nodding alongHead-bobbing agreement gesture
understanding · complicit · implicit · mutual · on the same page · meeting of minds · wink · wink and a nod · glance · consent · collusion · acknowledgment · knowing · knowing look · wordless · pact · accord · telepathy
- social codessocial norms, social norm, unwritten rule, unspoken rule, unspoken rules
- unspoken understandingwink, nod, hint, knowing look, unspoken
- unwritten agreementshandshake deal, verbal contract, unwritten rule, mutual understanding, tacit consent
silent agreementverbal contract
Spoken, unwritten binding promise
written agreement · formal declaration · express consent · formal contract · public announcement
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