Synonyms for implicit
ɪmˈplɪs ɪtim·plic·it

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1. implicitadjective

   Antonyms:
   explicit

2. implicitadjective

   Implied indirectly, without being directly expressed

   Synonyms:
   unspoken, implied

   Antonyms:
   explicit

3. implicitadjective

   Contained in the essential nature of something but not openly shown

   Synonyms:
   inherent, intrinsic

   Antonyms:
   explicit

4. implicitadjective

   Having no reservations or doubts; unquestioning or unconditional; usually said of faith or trust.

   Synonyms:
   unquestioning, unconditional

   Antonyms:
   explicit

5. implicitadjective

   Antonyms:
   explicit

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1. implicit

   Synonyms:
   ambiguous, doubtful, implied, indefinite, indeterminate, uncertain, vague

   Antonyms:
   explicit, express

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1. implicit

   Synonyms:
   implied, involved, indicated

   Antonyms:
   expressed, explicit, developed

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:5.0 / 2 votes

1. implicit, inexplicitadjective

   implied though not directly expressed; inherent in the nature of something

   "an implicit agreement not to raise the subject"; "there was implicit criticism in his voice"; "anger was implicit in the argument"; "the oak is implicit in the acorn"

   Synonyms:
   unquestioning, inexplicit

   Antonyms:
   expressed, hard-core, relative, definitive, declared, stated, explicit, hardcore, express, graphic, comparative, unequivocal

2. implicit, unquestioningadjective

   being without doubt or reserve

   "implicit trust"

   Synonyms:
   unquestioning, inexplicit

   Antonyms:
   express, unequivocal, definitive, graphic, hardcore, declared, expressed, explicit, hard-core, comparative, relative, stated

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1. implicitadjective

   Synonyms:
   implied, inferred, understood, tacit

2. implicitadjective

   Synonyms:
   unreserved, unhesitating, firm, undoubting, steadfast, unshaken

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1. List of paraphrases for "implicit":

   implied, tacit, imputed, inherent, default, unstated, implication

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1. Jaimie Fuller:

   It's hard to take seriously a reform committee of FIFA that is full of football and Olympic insiders and officials, all of whom have an implicit conflict of interest through their roles as well as a vested interest in maintaining as much of the status quo as they can get away with.

2. Edie Falco:

   The other part of the story that is probably not well known is the degree of implicit political collusion between the judge and the District Attorney’s office in the second trial to ensure a conviction. there was so much about this and these boys that I did not know -- that made me realize we are a product of what we are fed from the second we are born.

3. Sonia Guajajara:

   Its scary to see that the government is doing the exact opposite of what it should, but worst then that is feeling institutionalized racism being transformed in an implicit genocidal agenda.

4. Norman Wiese:

   Flipping our company to a U.S. entity wasn’t a hard requirement for getting into Techstars, but it’s an implicit requirement if you’re going to raise money here.

5. Heather Burris:

   One could be on the health care side, in other words, what the physicians and nurses do. Are there times when there are differences in care that result from potential cultural practices or maybe even implicit bias ? That's one hypothesis.