| Main Entry: | unsaid |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not expressed or partially expressed |
Synonyms: |
implicit, implied, inferred, left to the imagination, silenced, tacit, undeclared, understood, unexpressed, unspoken, unstated, unuttered, unvoiced, wordless |
Antonyms: |
expressed, said, stated |
| 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: | implied |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | hinted at |
Synonyms: |
adumbrated, alluded to, allusive, connoted, constructive, figured, foreshadowed, hidden, implicit, indicated, indicative, indirect, inferential, inferred, inherent, insinuated, intended, involved, latent, lurking, meant, occult, parallel, perceptible, potential, significative, signified, suggested, symbolized, tacit, tacitly assumed, undeclared, understood, unexpressed, unsaid, unspoken, unuttered, wordless |
Antonyms: |
explicated, expressed, stated |
| Main Entry: | recall |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ask for return of offending thing |
Synonyms: |
abjure, annul, call back, call in, cancel, countermand, discharge, dismantle, dismiss, disqualify, forswear, lift, nullify, palinode, recant, repeal, rescind, retract, reverse, revoke, suspend, take back, unsay, withdraw |
Antonyms: |
restore |
| Main Entry: | recant |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take back something said |
Synonyms: |
abjure, abnegate, abrogate, annul, apostatize, back down, back off, back out, backtrack, call back, cancel, contradict, countermand, deny, dial back, disavow, disclaim, disown, eat one's words, forswear, go back on one's word, nullify, recall, renege, renounce, repeal, repudiate, rescind, retract, revoke, take back, unsay, void, weasel out, welsh, withdraw, worm out of |
Antonyms: |
confirm, emphasize, recapitulate |
| Main Entry: | retract |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take back; renege on |
Synonyms: |
abjure, back, back down, back off, back out of, call off, cancel, change one's mind, countermand, deny, disavow, disclaim, disown, draw in, eat one's words, eliminate, exclude, fall back, forget it, forswear, go back on, have change of heart, nig, pull back, pull in, recall, recant, recede, reel in, renege, renounce, repeal, repudiate, rescind, retreat, retrocede, retrograde, reverse, revoke, rule out, sheathe, suspend, take back, take in, unsay, welsh, withdraw |
Antonyms: |
corroborate, emphasize, reaffirm, repeat |
| Main Entry: | tacit |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | taken for granted; not said aloud |
Synonyms: |
alluded to, allusive, assumed, hinted at, implicit, implied, inarticulate, indirect, inferred, intimated, silent, suggested, undeclared, understood, unexpressed, unsaid, unspoken, unstated, unvoiced, wordless |
Antonyms: |
explicit, express |
| Main Entry: | ulterior |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | secret; pertaining to a hidden goal |
Synonyms: |
ambiguous, buried, concealed, covert, cryptic, dark, enigmatic, equivocal, guarded, hidden, implied, obscure, obscured, personal, privy, remote, secondary, selfish, shrouded, under cover, under wraps, undisclosed, undivulged, unexpressed, unsaid |
Antonyms: |
expressed, known, overt, public |
| Main Entry: | understood |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | assumed, implicit |
Synonyms: |
accepted, appreciated, axiomatic, down pat, implied, inferential, inferred, known, on to, pat, presumed, roger, tacit, taken for granted, undeclared, unexpressed, unsaid, unspoken, unstated, wise to, wordless |
Antonyms: |
explained, explicit, spoken, written |
| Main Entry: | unwritten |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | understood |
Synonyms: |
accepted, conventional, customary, oral, spoken, tacit, traditional, unformulated, unrecorded, unsaid, verbal, vocal, word-of-mouth |
Antonyms: |
explained, explicated, stated, written |