tacit

adjective

ˈta-sət How to pronounce tacit (audio)
Definition of tacitnext
as in unspoken
understood although not put into words we have a tacit agreement that if I wash the dishes, she dries them and puts them away

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Recent Examples of tacit Nonetheless Galschiøt, who had feared the application would be rejected, considers the green-light to be a form of tacit approval from Europe’s parliamentarians. — Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026 Your internal leaders need to co-manage sprints, sit in on incident post-mortems and absorb the tacit knowledge by doing the actual work alongside the vendor. — Thanh Pham, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026 There’s a tacit admission that infinite scroll, autoplay, filters, likes and other engagement features are dangerous to children—and must be limited. — Diane Brady, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026 Some saw the meeting as a reasonable move for Jeffries, who has a preexisting relationship with Kushner, and as a tacit admission from the White House that the administration will soon have to work with a Speaker Jeffries. — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tacit
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tacit
  1. unspoken
  2. implied
  3. implicit
Adjective
  • But theme and amusement parks — despite the warnings that accompany most any attraction — enter an unspoken contract with their guests.
    — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
  • For most insiders, the issue comes from the top, but this unspoken mandate for skinny seems almost unshakeable.
    — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of unspoken
Adjective
  • Dmitry Gorin, a former prosecutor, said in this case prosecutors would be able to prove implied malice from Rios driving.
    — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
  • By selling the August $60 put, options traders capture rich implied volatility ahead of August earnings while capitalizing on Ball Corp's robust cash flows, debt reduction discipline, and favorable historical post-earnings price stability.
    — Michael Khouw, CNBC, 22 July 2026
Definition of implied
Adjective
  • Sondheim’s implicit possibilities were broad; his explicit rules were narrow, emphasizing scene and storytelling at the expense of the delight in wit and melody that had long distinguished American songs from those of European operetta.
    — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Washington has signaled that Pax Silica — with China as its implicit target — is only for the trusted.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of implicit

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