Standard Lemma guide

implicit

adj · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ɪmˈplɪsɪt/
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  • rhymes with -ɪsɪt
  • CMU ARPABET: IH2 M P L IH1 S AH0 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Suggested indirectly, without being directly expressed; Implied.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • Poets often leave behind an implicit message within their words.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Contained in the essential nature of something but not openly shown.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adj

Meaning 4

entangled, twisted together.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable, obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective

Meaning 5

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • 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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: inexplicit

Antonyms: explicit

6

adjective satellite

Meaning 6

being without doubt or reserve

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • implicit trust

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: unquestioning

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle French implicite, from Latin implicitus, past participle of implico (“to infold, involve, entangle”); see implicate.

Across languages

Translations

113 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Asturian: implícitu — implied indirectly
  • Belarusian: няяўны (njajawny) — implied indirectly
  • Bulgarian: косвен (kosven) — implied indirectly
  • Bulgarian: загатнат (zagatnat) — implied indirectly
  • Bulgarian: неявен (nejaven) — implied indirectly
  • Catalan: implícit — implied indirectly
  • Catalan: tàcit — implied indirectly
  • Chinese: 隱含的 /隐含的 — implied indirectly
  • Chinese: 隐含的 (yǐnhánde) — implied indirectly
  • Chinese: 不言明的 (bùyánmíngde) — implied indirectly
  • Czech: implicitní — implied indirectly
  • Danish: implicit — implied indirectly
  • Dutch: impliciet — implied indirectly
  • Finnish: epäsuora — implied indirectly
  • Finnish: implisiittinen — implied indirectly
  • French: implicite — implied indirectly
  • French: tacite — implied indirectly
  • Galician: implícito — implied indirectly
  • German: implizit — implied indirectly
  • German: stillschweigend — implied indirectly
  • Greek: υπονοούμενος (yponooúmenos) — implied indirectly
  • Greek: σιωπηρός (siopirós) — implied indirectly
  • Hungarian: implicit — implied indirectly
  • Hungarian: hallgatólagos — implied indirectly
  • Hungarian: beleértett — implied indirectly
  • Hungarian: bennfoglalt — implied indirectly
  • Hungarian: utaló — implied indirectly
  • Hungarian: ráutaló — implied indirectly
  • Hungarian: burkolt — implied indirectly
  • Hungarian: kimondatlan — implied indirectly
  • Ido: implicita — implied indirectly
  • Italian: implicito — implied indirectly
  • Japanese: 暗黙の (anmoku no) — implied indirectly
  • Macedonian: имплици́тен (implicíten) — implied indirectly
  • Macedonian: подразбран (podrazbran) — implied indirectly
  • Occitan: implicit — implied indirectly
  • Persian: ضمنی (zemni) — implied indirectly
  • Polish: domyślny — implied indirectly
  • Polish: domniemany — implied indirectly
  • Polish: niejawny — implied indirectly
  • Polish: implicytny — implied indirectly
  • Portuguese: implícito — implied indirectly
  • Romanian: implicit — implied indirectly
  • Russian: нея́вный (nejávnyj) — implied indirectly
  • Russian: скры́тый (skrýtyj) — implied indirectly
  • Scottish Gaelic: fillte — implied indirectly
  • Serbo-Croatian: имплицитан — implied indirectly
  • Serbo-Croatian: implicitan — implied indirectly
  • Spanish: implícito — implied indirectly
  • Spanish: tácito — implied indirectly
  • Tagalog: hiwatig — implied indirectly
  • Turkish: örtülü — implied indirectly
  • Turkish: üstü kapalı — implied indirectly
  • Ukrainian: прихований (pryxovanyj) — implied indirectly
  • Ukrainian: неявний (nejavnyj) — implied indirectly
  • Bulgarian: свойствен (svojstven) — contained in the essential nature
  • Catalan: implícit — contained in the essential nature
  • Chinese: 內含的 /内含的 — contained in the essential nature
  • Chinese: 内含的 (nèihánde) — contained in the essential nature
  • Chinese: 固有的 (gùyǒude) — contained in the essential nature
  • Czech: implicitní — contained in the essential nature
  • Dutch: impliciet — contained in the essential nature
  • Finnish: implisiittinen — contained in the essential nature
  • French: inhérent — contained in the essential nature
  • German: implizit — contained in the essential nature
  • Greek: εγγενής (engenís) — contained in the essential nature
  • Greek: σύμφυτος (sýmfytos) — contained in the essential nature
  • Hungarian: rejtett — contained in the essential nature
  • Hungarian: benne rejlő — contained in the essential nature
  • Italian: implicito — contained in the essential nature
  • Japanese: 潜在的な (senzaiteki na) — contained in the essential nature
  • Macedonian: својствен (svojstven) — contained in the essential nature
  • Macedonian: суштински (suštinski) — contained in the essential nature
  • Plautdietsch: dietlich — contained in the essential nature
  • Portuguese: intrínseco — contained in the essential nature
  • Romanian: implicit — contained in the essential nature
  • Romanian: inerent — contained in the essential nature
  • Russian: сво́йственный (svójstvennyj) — contained in the essential nature
  • Russian: прису́щий (prisúščij) — contained in the essential nature
  • Scottish Gaelic: fillte — contained in the essential nature
  • Serbo-Croatian: инхерентан — contained in the essential nature
  • Serbo-Croatian: inherentan — contained in the essential nature
  • Ukrainian: властивий (vlastyvyj) — contained in the essential nature
  • Ukrainian: притаманний (prytamannyj) — contained in the essential nature
  • Bulgarian: несъмнен (nesǎmnen) — unquestioning or unconditional
  • Catalan: absolut — unquestioning or unconditional
  • Chinese: 無保留的 /无保留的 — unquestioning or unconditional
  • Chinese: 无保留的 (wúbǎoliúde) — unquestioning or unconditional
  • Chinese: 無條件的 /无条件的 — unquestioning or unconditional
  • Chinese: 无条件的 (wútiáojiànde) — unquestioning or unconditional
  • Czech: bezvýhradný — unquestioning or unconditional
  • Dutch: absoluut — unquestioning or unconditional
  • Finnish: ehdoton — unquestioning or unconditional
  • French: absolu — unquestioning or unconditional
  • French: aveugle — unquestioning or unconditional
  • Greek: απεριόριστος (aperióristos) — unquestioning or unconditional
  • Greek: ανεπιφύλακτος (anepifýlaktos) — unquestioning or unconditional
  • Hungarian: fenntartás nélküli — unquestioning or unconditional
  • Italian: assoluto — unquestioning or unconditional
  • Japanese: 絶対の (zettai no) — unquestioning or unconditional
  • Japanese: 絶対的な (zettaiteki na) — unquestioning or unconditional
  • Macedonian: безусловен (bezusloven) — unquestioning or unconditional
  • Macedonian: безрезервен (bezrezerven) — unquestioning or unconditional
  • Polish: absolutny — unquestioning or unconditional
  • Polish: bezwarunkowy — unquestioning or unconditional
  • Portuguese: absoluto — unquestioning or unconditional
  • Romanian: absolut — unquestioning or unconditional
  • Russian: безусло́вный (bezuslóvnyj) — unquestioning or unconditional
  • Russian: по́лный (pólnyj) — unquestioning or unconditional
  • Russian: безогово́рочный (bezogovóročnyj) — unquestioning or unconditional
  • Ukrainian: цілковитий (cilkovytyj) — unquestioning or unconditional
  • Ukrainian: безумовний (bezumovnyj) — unquestioning or unconditional
  • Ukrainian: повний (povnyj) — unquestioning or unconditional