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
- 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
- accurate
- certain
- complete
- constant
- constructive
- contained
- definite
- entire
- firm
- fixed
- full
- implicative
- implied
- inarticulate
- inevitable
- inferential
- inferred
- latent
- practical
- steadfast
- tacit
- taken for granted
- total
- undeclared
- understood
- unexpressed
- unhesitating
- unqualified
- unquestioned
- unreserved
- unsaid
- unshakable
- unspoken
- unuttered
- virtual
- wholehearted
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