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Adjective: implicit  im'pli-sit
  1. Implied though not directly expressed; inherent in the nature of something
    "there was implicit criticism in his voice"; "anger was implicit in the argument"; "the oak is implicit in the acorn"; "an implicit agreement not to raise the subject";
    - inexplicit
     
  2. Being without doubt or reserve
    "implicit trust";
    - unquestioning

See also: absolute, connotative, covert, explicitness, implicit in, inherent, silent, tacit, underlying, understood, unexpressed, unsaid, unspoken, unstated, unuttered, unverbalised [Brit], unverbalized, unvoiced

Antonym: explicit

Encyclopedia: Implicit