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tacit
understood or implied without being directly stated
Synonyms
- implied
- unspoken
- understood
Antonyms
- explicit
- stated
- spoken
tacit in a sentence
There was a tacit agreement among the roommates never to touch each other's snacks.
Neither sister ever mentioned the argument again, and over time a tacit truce settled quietly between them at every family dinner.
Where it comes from
From Latin tacitus 'silent', from tacere 'to be silent'
Memory hook
TACIT sounds like 'tacet' (a musical term for silence) — a tacit deal is a silent one.
Read it in context
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