| Main Entry: | virtual |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | in essence |
Synonyms: |
basic, constructive, essential, fundamental, implicit, implied, in all but name, in conduct, in effect, in practice, indirect, potential, practical, pragmatic, tacit, unacknowledged |
Antonyms: |
actual, authentic, real |
| Main Entry: | implicit |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | included without question, inherent, absolute |
Synonyms: |
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 |
| Notes: | implicit means implied though not directly expressed; explicit means precisely and clearly expressed |
Antonyms: |
explicit, specific |
| Main Entry: | practical |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | realistic, useful |
Synonyms: |
applied, both feet on the ground, businesslike, commonsensical, constructive, doable, down-to-earth, efficient, empirical, experimental, factual, feasible, functional, handy, hard-boiled, implicit, in action, in operation, matter-of-fact, nuts and bolts, operative, orderly, possible, practicable, pragmatic, rational, reasonable, sane, sensible, serviceable, sober, solid, sound, systematic, unidealistic, unromantic, usable, utile, utilitarian, virtual, workable, workaday, working |
Antonyms: |
impossible, impractical, unfeasible, unrealistic, unserviceable, unworkable, useless, worthless |
| Main Entry: | quasi |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | almost; to a certain extent |
Synonyms: |
apparent, apparently, fake, mock, near, nominal, partly, pretended, pseudo-, seeming, seemingly, semi-, sham*, so-called, supposedly, synthetic, virtual, would-be |
Antonyms: |
entire, total, whole |
| Main Entry: | inferred |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | implicit |
Synonyms: |
accurate, certain, complete, constant, constructive, contained, definite, entire, firm, fixed, full, implicative, implied, inarticulate, inevitable, inferential, latent, practical, steadfast, tacit, taken for granted, total*, undeclared, understood, unexpressed, unhesitating, unqualified, unquestioned, unreserved, unsaid, unshakable, unspoken, unuttered, virtual, wholehearted, wordless |
| Main Entry: | undoubting |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | implicit |
Synonyms: |
absolute, 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*, unconditional, undeclared, understood, unexpressed, unfaltering, unhesitating, unqualified, unquestioned, unquestioning, unreserved, unsaid, unshakable, unspoken, unuttered, virtual, wholehearted |
| Main Entry: | unhesitating |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | implicit |
Synonyms: |
absolute, 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*, unconditional, undeclared, understood, undoubting, unexpressed, unfaltering, unqualified, unquestioned, unquestioning, unreserved, unsaid, unshakable, unspoken, unuttered, virtual, wholehearted |
| Main Entry: | unquestioning |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | implicit |
Synonyms: |
absolute, 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*, unconditional, undeclared, understood, undoubting, unexpressed, unfaltering, unhesitating, unqualified, unquestioned, unreserved, unsaid, unshakable, unspoken, unuttered, virtual, wholehearted |
| Main Entry: | unuttered |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | implicit |
Synonyms: |
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, virtual, wholehearted, wordless |