Thesaurus: implicit

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1. a. Infolded; entangled; complicated; involved.
2. a. Tacitly comprised; fairly to be understood, though not expressed in words; implied; as, an implicit contract or agreement.
3. a. word/resting">Resting on another; word/trusting">trusting in the word or authority of another, without doubt or reserve; unquestioning; complete; as, implicit confidence; implicit obedience.
4. adj. implied though not directly expressed; inherent in the nature of something
5. adj. being without doubt or reserve
6. 1. Infolded; entangled; complicated; involved. [Obs.] Milton. In his woolly fleece I cling implicit. Pope. 2. Tacitly comprised; fairly to be understood, though not expressed in words; implied; as, an implicit contract or agreement. South. 3. Resting on another; trusting in the word or authority of another, without doubt or reserve; unquestioning; complete; as, implicit confidence; implicit obedience. Back again to implicit faith I fall. Donne. Implicit function. (Math.) See under Function.
7. j:100 a. implied though not directly expressed; inherent in the nature of something s. being without doubt or reserve