tacitly
In unspoken agreement
Tacitly means without being spoken or explicitly stated—understood through silence or implication rather than direct expression.
A rule can be tacitly accepted when no one objects, or a message tacitly conveyed through gesture or inaction: By not responding, she tacitly agreed to the plan.
The adverb form of tacit.
Suggested without stating
- unstatedNot openly expressed
- unvoicedNot expressed aloud
- unexpressedNot communicated outwardly
- unarticulatedNot verbally conveyed
understood · assumed · inferred · hinted · suggested · alluded · indirect · veiled
Accepted as true
- assumedTaken as true
- graspedClutched or understood
- recognizedPerceived as familiar
- intuitedPerceived without conscious reasoning
perceived · sensed · apprehended · comprehended · discerned · inferred · realized · presupposed
Existing as essential part
- underlyingExisting beneath the surface
- embeddedSet firmly within something
- ingrainedFirmly established by habit
- latentPresent but inactive
innate · intrinsic · subliminal · unwritten · coded · subtextual · inferential · oblique
implied
Suggested without stating
- unstatedNot openly expressed
- unvoicedNot expressed aloud
- unexpressedNot communicated outwardly
unarticulated · understood · assumed · inferred · hinted · suggested · alluded · indirect · veiled · undisclosed
acknowledged
Accepted as true
- assumedTaken as true
- graspedClutched or understood
- recognizedPerceived as familiar
intuited · perceived · sensed · apprehended · comprehended · discerned · inferred · realized · presupposed · accepted
inherent
Existing as essential part
- underlyingExisting beneath the surface
- embeddedSet firmly within something
- ingrainedFirmly established by habit
latent · innate · intrinsic · subliminal · unwritten · coded · subtextual · inferential · oblique · covert
tacitlyexplicitly
Stated in clear terms
expressly · overtly · directly · in so many words · verbally
tacitlyopenly
Without hiding anything
publicly · loudly · conspicuously · demonstratively · avowedly
- tacit approvalWordless permission or acceptance
- tacit understandingAgreement conveyed without words
- tacit agreementConsent without words
- tacit consentAgreement without explicit statement
- tacit knowledgeUnderstanding that resists verbalization