adj · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ɪmˈplɪsɪt/
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rhymes with -ɪsɪt
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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.