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tacit
[tas-it]
adjective
understood without being openly expressed; implied.
tacit approval.
Synonyms: , , ,silent; saying nothing.
a tacit partner.
unvoiced or unspoken.
a tacit prayer.
tacit
/ ˈæɪ /
adjective
implied or inferred without direct expression; understood
a tacit agreement
created or having effect by operation of law, rather than by being directly expressed
Other Word Forms
- tacitly adverb
- tacitness noun
- ˈٲٲԱ noun
- ˈٲٱ adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of tacit1
Word History and Origins
Origin of tacit1
Example Sentences
Other Democrats laid into their Republican colleagues' tacit support of circumventing the Fifth Amendment.
Several legal experts told us the special compensation schemes set up by the government for victims of the Post Office scandal were "a tacit admission" that the existing system is "unfair" and not working.
Trump said of emails spearheaded by Musk that asked federal workers to share details of their workweek and carried a tacit threat of being forced out of their jobs.
Some observers fear trust among potential coalition partners has been damaged by Merz's experimental approach to tacit collaboration with the AfD – a party he insists he will never govern with.
On the 17 January Lumumba was assassinated by firing squad, with the tacit backing of Belgium.
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