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

"Thomas Jefferson's idea of 'natural' aristocracy implicitly and necessarily excluded Black people, who he believed could not generate ideas 'beyond the level of plain narration.'"

From Salon

However, this "natural" aristocracy implicitly and necessarily excluded Black people, who he believed could not generate ideas “beyond the level of plain narration.”

From Salon

Short-form text platforms like Twitter and Truth are just not the engagement magnets that TikTok and Instagram and YouTube are, and Truth was implicitly catering to Trump fans rather than the whole market.

From Slate

But many other healthcare issues were implicitly on the ballot Tuesday.

From Los Angeles Times

Suddenly, the numbers are getting tight and that is before you offer someone a job and they turn it down and so, implicitly at least, threaten not to serve at all – and that has happened too.

From BBC

Related Words

• essentially