unstated

/ ʌnˈsteɪtɪd /

adjective

1. not having been articulated or uttered

Example Sentences

The unstated condition of his return, and the royal pardon given to him by King Vajiralongkorn, was that he would keep a low profile and, as he had promised from exile, spend his time with his grandchildren.

From BBC

Away from the economics, there was also some unstated politics.

From BBC

Every time the camera zoomed in on a thigh dimpled with cellulite or revealed a waistline extending past one’s belt, there was a clear, if unstated, implication: The same food that elicited that level of disgust from Spurlock contributed to bodies that were also worthy of disgust or disdain.

From Salon

"I'm pretty sure the doctors in charge of her care accelerated her demise - for her to go more peacefully and with an excess of morphine was in my view a good thing, and I suspect it was the unstated norm."

From BBC

Harold Shipman changed an "unstated norm" around end of life care, veteran Tory Sir David Davis said during a parliamentary debate on assisted dying.

From BBC

Related Words

• implicit
• implied
• indirect
• unspoken