implicitly

American  

[im-plis-it-lee] / ɪmˈplɪs ɪt li /

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.

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Other Word Forms

• unimplicitly adverb

Etymology

Origin of implicitly

implicit ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

"When official diplomatic channels adopt trolling tactics, they implicitly validate the information ecosystem's descent into provocation-based discourse," he told AFP.

From Barron's

“This week we also were reminded of the risks of a ‘sell U.S.’ trade, and we note even a small ‘sell U.S.’ drip out of other assets is implicitly gold-positive,” he said.

From MarketWatch

“If Europe chooses to move beyond rhetoric and puts capital market measures on the table, even implicitly, the shock would dwarf anything tariffs could achieve,” Innes said.

From MarketWatch

“If Europe chooses to move beyond rhetoric and puts capital market measures on the table, even implicitly, the shock would dwarf anything tariffs could achieve,” Innes said.

From MarketWatch

When the offer of Sister Rochelle came, “I didn’t need to look at the role, I trust Paul implicitly,” she says.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• essentially