unspoken

implied

Suggested without stating

• unstatedNot openly expressed
• unsaidNot expressed verbally
• assumedTaken as true

understood · inferred · implicit · unvoiced · unexpressed · unarticulated · unacknowledged · presumed · taken-for-granted · wordless

gesture

Communicative body movement

• glanceBrief, casual look
• body-languagePhysical signals conveying meaning
• nodBrief head tilt

look · signal · cue · touch · expression · posture · tone · silence · pause · shrug

taboo

Cultural or social prohibition

• unmentionableToo shameful to discuss
• off-limitsProhibited from access
• censoredSuppressed from publication

suppressed · silenced · prohibited · banned · repressed · buried · concealed · secret · hidden · shameful

awkwardness

Lack of grace or ease

• discomfortMild physical or mental distress
• uneaseMild persistent worry
• strainExcessive stretching force

friction · undercurrent · charged · palpable · strained · coldness · aloofness · resentment · hostility · suspicion

feelings

Emotional responses experienced internally

• longingIntense, persistent desire
• yearningIntense prolonged craving
• griefIntense sorrow from loss

love · heartache · affection · desire · regret · sorrow · fondness · devotion · passion · anguish

• unspoken understandingwink, nod, hint, knowing look, silent agreement
• silencequiet, silent, mute, hush, stillness
• U-wordsugly, ultimate, ultra, umbrella, unable
• unexpressedunstated, unuttered, suppressed, implicit, tacit
• undertonesundertone, connotation, nuance, implication, subtext
• cover-upscover up, conceal, hush up, suppress, whitewash