implicitly
[ im-plis-it-lee ]
/ ɪmˈplɪs ɪt li /
adverb
without actually saying so; in a way that does not use words: Consumers buying the company’s products are implicitly accepting its practices.
without question or reservation; absolutely: I trusted her implicitly and listened intently to everything she said.
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 WORDS FROM implicitly
un·im·plic·it·ly, adverbWords nearby implicitly
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