implicitly

[ im-plis-it-lee ]

adverb

1. without actually saying so; in a way that does not use words:

   Consumers buying the company’s products are implicitly accepting its practices.

2. without question or reservation; absolutely:

   I trusted her implicitly and listened intently to everything she said.

3. as an inherent but hidden part of the way things are; latently:

   The threat of violence against women is implicitly present all around us, everywhere.

Other Words From

• un·im·plic·it·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of implicitly¹

implicit ( def ) + -ly

Example Sentences

In tackling this issue, Watson is, whether she knows it or not, also implicitly taking on a broader issue.

From The Daily Beast

Because programs like TFA implicitly reveal the problem with the main core of U.S. teacher preparation.

From The Daily Beast

“To us, when church officials talk about forgiveness, they implicitly imply that the crisis is over,” said Clohessy.

From The Daily Beast

A Kansas that enshrines discrimination against gays is, implicitly, a Kansas that has declared its contempt for their lives.

From The Daily Beast

This implicitly rebukes North Carolina as it moves to cut back on early balloting as part of its wildly controversial plan.

From The Daily Beast

She withdrew entirely from society and devoted herself to practicing, following his directions implicitly.

From Project Gutenberg

These instructions were obeyed implicitly, and soon the camp was buried in apparent slumber.

From Project Gutenberg

It is a serious mark of a Church's imperfection for it to recognise only implicitly or virtually its covenant obligations.

From Project Gutenberg

Father, I will obey you implicitly if you can name a reasonable objection to the man I love.

From Project Gutenberg

Under certain conditions I would trust him with my life as implicitly as I would trust any white man.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• essentially