tacit

Meaning

1. Implied, but not made explicit, especially through silence.
2. Not derived from formal principles of reasoning; based on induction rather than deduction.

Synonyms

implicit

silent

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implied

understood

mute

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wordless

unspoken

quiet

unexpressed

noiseless

inferred

tightlipped

tongue-tied

undeclared

unuttered

visceral

voiceless

agreed upon

remain silent

calmly

hinted

inferable

inherent

mentally

mum

quietly

secretly

settled

still

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtæsɪt/

Etymology

Borrowed from late Middle French tacite, or from Latin tacitus (“that is passed over in silence, done without words, assumed as a matter of course, silent”), from tacere (“to be silent”).