Antonyms for implicit

Grammar : Adj

Spell : im-plis-it

Phonetic Transcription : ɪmˈplɪs ɪt

Definition of implicit

Origin : 1590s, from Middle French implicite and directly from Latin implicitus, later variant of implicatus, past participle of implicare (see implication).

adj included without question, inherent, absolute

Example sentences :

I knew your mother would be for implicit obedience in a child.
Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson

Her eyes met his, unwavering, bespeaking her implicit faith.
Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance

Implicit obedience, to the very sacrifice of his son, was the law of his life.
Extract from : « The Ministry of Intercession » by Andrew Murray

He had the most implicit trust in the old servant's fidelity.
Extract from : « The Sea-Hawk » by Raphael Sabatini

The implicit obedience this autocrat commanded set them in a whirl.
Extract from : « Scaramouche » by Rafael Sabatini

Great was his confidence, implicit, sublime, ineffably Irish.
Extract from : « Ireland as It Is » by Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)

I will give you an instance, and it will serve to show my implicit confidence in yourself.
Extract from : « Lord Kilgobbin » by Charles Lever

Greater in nothing is she than in the implicit credulity of her people!
Extract from : « The Fortunes Of Glencore » by Charles James Lever

His implicit faith in the Emperor's invincibility also amused me.
Extract from : « Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 1 (of 2) » by Charles Lever

It is implicit in the natural development of the process of civilization.
Extract from : « The Task of Social Hygiene » by Havelock Ellis

Synonyms for implicit

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