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 Word Forms

• unimplicitly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of implicitly¹

implicit ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

Kimmel clarified himself without apologizing, which is worth noting because that implicitly acknowledges he has nothing for which to be sorry.

From Salon

But a new vote at this stage was implicitly rejected by Macron promising a new prime minister would be announced "in a matter of days".

From BBC

It is, implicitly, an admission that the first year and a bit of his tenure has not exactly gone to plan.

From BBC

It’s long been suspected, but never proven, that Nixon explicitly or implicitly ordered the Watergate burglary.

From Salon

He’s happy because he has to be: the American government can rob Mexicans of a better life, “Un Mojado Sin Licencia” implicitly argues, but it’s truly over when they take away our joy.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• essentially