ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsTtacit
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tacit
Meaning: understood or implied without being directly stated
tacit in a sentence
How tacit is used in real sentences:
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.
“Still, many courtrooms operate under a tacit agreement that an interpreter may signal when a phrase has no reliable equivalent, although no one formally announces that understanding.”
— from the passage Between Speech and Judgment
“Varen sensed a tacit agreement among the musicians: each small defiance would be applauded, provided no one openly declared a revolt.”
— from the passage The Unfinished Finale
“The policy carried a tacit assumption that every visitor possessed equal time, mobility, and command of English.”
— from the passage Waiting by Design
Synonyms for tacit
Other words for tacit — implied, unspoken and understood — carry the same meaning.
- implied
- unspoken
- understood
Antonyms of tacit
Words that mean the opposite of tacit:
- explicit
- stated
- spoken
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.