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 The agreement is a tacit acknowledgement that that will not happen, barring a settlement with the states. — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 24 July 2026 The prominent role played by Una in this episode and the promotion of Una at the episode’s end feels like a tacit acknowledgement that the previous season did not give Rebecca Romijn as much to do as previous seasons. — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 23 July 2026 Some critics have argued Hegseth’s TRT initiative may function as a tacit admission that hormone treatment alone is not necessarily incompatible with military readiness. — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 22 July 2026 Of course, the fuel for AI is data, and everyone’s talking about AI, about publicly available data, but there’s the proprietary data, the tacit intelligence that every company has—that’s really, really important. — Fortune Editors, Fortune, 15 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for tacit
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tacit
  1. unspoken
  2. implied
  3. implicit
Adjective
  • Yet Saint-Tropez remains stubbornly itself, with social rituals and unspoken conventions that aren't always obvious at first.
    — Lanie Goodman, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Chandler says Hal has a deep respect for John from the beginning, even if it’s unspoken.
    — Matt Minton, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of unspoken
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  • 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
  • During the trial, to prove implied malice, prosecutors presented evidence of Grossman’s history of speeding.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
Definition of implied
Adjective
  • In Navarrette’s casting as Rogue, there was an implicit acknowledgement of the kind of shifts in consumer sentiment Marvel may be worrying about — away from IP-reliant spectacle towards something more homegrown and hand-spun.
    — Chris Lee, Vulture, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Each commitment carries an implicit assumption about what that individual will deliver in the years ahead.
    — Julian Hayes II, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of implicit

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“Tacit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tacit. Accessed 21 Aug. 2026.

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