unstated
Not explicitly said
Unstated describes something not explicitly expressed or declared, left implicit rather than spoken or written: an unstated assumption, unstated expectations.
The term often suggests that what remains unsaid still operates powerfully—unstated rules can govern behavior as strictly as written ones.
The unstated premise of his argument was that everyone shared his values.
Not expressed aloud
- unexpressedNot communicated outwardly
- unarticulatedNot verbally conveyed
- unsaidNot expressed verbally
- unmentionedNot referred to
unuttered · undisclosed · unacknowledged · unavowed · undeclared · unannounced · withheld · suppressed
Conclusion reached through reasoning
- implicationIndirect suggestion or consequence
- subtextImplicit meaning beneath words
- nuanceSlight shade of difference
- insinuationIndirect, usually negative suggestion
connotation · hint · allusion · suggestion · innuendo · overtone · undertone · intimation
Understood without words
- assumedTaken as true
- presumedBelieved without certainty
- taken-for-grantedPresumed without acknowledgment
- implicitUnderstood without being stated
inherent · underlying · given · accepted · mutual · shared · self-evident · unquestioned
unvoiced
Not expressed aloud
- unexpressedNot communicated outwardly
- unarticulatedNot verbally conveyed
- unsaidNot expressed verbally
unmentioned · unuttered · undisclosed · unacknowledged · unavowed · undeclared · unannounced · withheld · suppressed · concealed
inference
Conclusion reached through reasoning
- implicationIndirect suggestion or consequence
- subtextImplicit meaning beneath words
- nuanceSlight shade of difference
insinuation · connotation · hint · allusion · suggestion · innuendo · overtone · undertone · intimation · presupposition
tacit
Understood without words
- assumedTaken as true
- presumedBelieved without certainty
- taken-for-grantedPresumed without acknowledgment
implicit · inherent · underlying · given · accepted · mutual · shared · self-evident · unquestioned · axiomatic
unstatedestablished
Formally set up
specified · stipulated · documented · codified · formalized
state, statement, stated, restate, overstate, stating, overstatement, understated, understatement