IMPLICIT: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for IMPLICIT?

Need another word that means the same as “implicit”? Find 21 synonyms and 30 related words for “implicit” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Implicit” are: inexplicit, unquestioning, implied, indirect, understood, deducible, inherent, latent, underlying, inbuilt, incorporated, intrinsic, inseparable, absolute, complete, entire, total, wholehearted, perfect, sheer, utter

Implicit as an Adjective

Definitions of "Implicit" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “implicit” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Suggested though not directly expressed.
• Being without doubt or reserve.
• With no qualification or question; absolute.
• Implied though not directly expressed; inherent in the nature of something.
• (of a function) not expressed directly in terms of independent variables.
• Always to be found in; essentially connected with.

Synonyms of "Implicit" as an adjective (21 Words)

absolute	Viewed or existing independently and not in relation to other things; not relative or comparative. Absolute freedom.
complete	Perfect and complete in every respect having all necessary qualities. The restoration of the chapel is complete.
deducible	Capable of being deduced.
entire	Constituting the undiminished entirety lacking nothing essential especially not damaged Bacon. An ideological system with which he is in entire agreement.
implied	Suggested but not directly expressed; implicit. She was aware of his implied criticism.
inbuilt	Existing as an essential constituent or characteristic. The body s inbuilt ability to heal itself.
incorporated	(of a company or other organization) formed into a legal corporation. The ideas incorporated in his revised manuscript.
indirect	Denoting a free kick from which a goal may not be scored directly. An indirect insult.
inexplicit	Implied though not directly expressed; inherent in the nature of something. Inexplicit declarations.
inherent	In the nature of something though not readily apparent. Any form of mountaineering has its inherent dangers.
inseparable	Not capable of being separated. Research and higher education seem inseparable.
intrinsic	Belonging to a thing by its very nature. Form was treated as something intrinsic as the very essence of the thing.
latent	Not presently active. Axillary buds or eyes in the leaf axils are latent growth buds.
perfect	Of a tense denoting a completed action or a state or habitual action which began in the past The perfect tense is formed in English with have or has and the past participle as in they have eaten and they have been eating present perfect they had eaten past perfect and they will have eaten future perfect. Life certainly isn t perfect at the moment.
sheer	(of a fabric) very thin; diaphanous. A sheer descent of rock.
total	Comprising the whole number or amount. A total eclipse.
underlying	Located beneath or below. The underlying muscles of the face.
understood	Implied by or inferred from actions or statements. The understood provisos of a custody agreement.
unquestioning	Not inclined to ask questions. An unquestioning acceptance of the traditional curriculum.
utter	Without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers. Utter seriousness.
wholehearted	Showing or characterized by complete sincerity and commitment. Gave wholehearted support to her candidacy.

Usage Examples of "Implicit" as an adjective

• An implicit faith in God.
• The oak is implicit in the acorn.
• Anger was implicit in the argument.
• An implicit agreement not to raise the subject.
• There was implicit criticism in his voice.
• The values implicit in the school ethos.
• Comments seen as implicit criticism of the policies.
• Implicit trust.

Associations of "Implicit" (30 Words)

actuality	The state of existing in reality. The building looked as impressive in actuality as it did in magazines.
actually	At the present moment. He actually expected me to be pleased about it.
allude	Make a more or less disguised reference to. We will allude briefly to the main points.
connivance	Willingness to allow or be secretly involved in an immoral or illegal act. This infringement of the law had taken place with the connivance of officials.
connote	Express or state indirectly. The term modern science usually connotes a complete openness to empirical testing.
contain	Be capable of holding or containing. Since F contains the factor Q it disappears from both sides of the equation.
correlate	Have a mutual relationship or connection, in which one thing affects or depends on another. Do these facts correlate.
cyberspace	A computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange. I stayed in cyberspace for just a few minutes.
describe	Make a mark or lines on a surface. A single light is seen to describe a circle.
entail	The act of entailing property the creation of a fee tail from a fee simple. Her father s estate was entailed on a cousin.
entangle	Cause to become twisted together with or caught in. They were suspicious of becoming entangled in a civil war.
hint	Drop a hint intimate by a hint. A hint mockery in her manner.
illustrate	Serve as an example of. Illustrate a book with drawings.
imply	Suggest as a logically necessary consequence; in logic. Salesmen who use jargon to imply superior knowledge.
include	Specifically exclude someone from a group or activity. We must include this chemical element in the group.
inclusion	A person or thing that is included within a whole. The exhibition features such inclusions as the study of the little girl.
indicate	Indicate a place direction person or thing either spatially or figuratively. Dotted lines indicate the text s margins.
insinuate	Give to understand. I insinuated that I did not like his wife.
involve	Be or become occupied or engrossed in something. Her husband had been very involved in his work.
overtone	A component of any oscillation whose frequency is an integral multiple of the fundamental frequency. Overtones of despair.
parallelism	The use of successive verbal constructions in poetry or prose which correspond in grammatical structure, sound, metre, meaning, etc. Parallelism suggests a connection of meaning through an echo of form.
pertain	Be relevant to. My remark pertained to your earlier comments.
quiet	With little or no activity or no agitation quiet is a nonstandard variant for quietly. The car has a quiet economical engine.
reality	Relating to reality TV. A reality show.
silent	(of a person) not prone to speak much; taciturn. A silent house.
symbol	Symbolize. The Red Cross symbol.
tacit	Understood or implied without being stated. Your silence may be taken to mean tacit agreement.
uncommunicative	Not inclined to talk or give information or express opinions. He had always been quiet and uncommunicative having few friends.
unknowingly	Without being aware of something; unintentionally. Every day we are unknowingly exposed to a variety of pesticides.
virtual	Being actually such in almost every respect. The once elegant temple lay in virtual ruin.