Synonyms: unexpressed, unsaid, unspoken, unstated, unuttered, unverbalised, unverbalized, unvoiced
Definition: not made explicit
Usage: the unexpressed terms of the agreement; things left unsaid; some kind of unspoken agreement; his action is clear but his reason remains unstated
Similar words: implicit, inexplicit
Definition: implied though not directly expressed; inherent in the nature of something
Usage: an implicit agreement not to raise the subject; there was implicit criticism in his voice; anger was implicit in the argument; the oak is implicit in the acorn
Synonyms: voiceless, unvoiced, hard, surd
Definition: produced without vibration of the vocal cords
Usage: unvoiced consonants such as `p' and `k' and `s'
Similar words: whispered
Definition: spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
Usage: a long whispered conversation