implicitly

[ im-plis-it-lee ]

/ ɪmˈplɪs ɪt li /

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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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Origin of implicitly

implicit + -ly

OTHER WORDS FROM implicitly

un·im·plic·it·ly, adverb

Words nearby implicitly

implicit, implicit bias, implicit differentiation, implicit function, implicit function theorem, implicitly, implied, implied consent, implied warranty, implode, implore

How to use implicitly in a sentence

No man — no matter how Darrenish he might be — “demands to see the manager,” because that implicitly acknowledges the authority of another.
Gene Weingarten: Karen’s better half? Darren, obviously.|Gene Weingarten|March 4, 2021|Washington Post
Euler implicitly assumed his polyhedra were convex, meaning a line segment joining any two points stayed completely within the polyhedron.
Topology 101: The Hole Truth|David S. Richeson|January 26, 2021|Quanta Magazine
We wanted to look at why our society implicitly believes maps and how that trust has been exploited.
Truth in mapping|Katie McLean|December 18, 2020|MIT Technology Review
In short, candidates and LGBTQ rights were both on the ballot in the 2020 election, either explicitly or implicitly.
‘Rainbow Wave’ Of LGBTQ Candidates Run And Win In 2020 Election|LGBTQ-Editor|November 4, 2020|No Straight News

Some of them, NBC News reported, were organized by figures who implicitly or explicitly support QAnon, and some marchers brought signs with QAnon slogans.
Evangelicals are looking for answers online. They’re finding QAnon instead.|Abby Ohlheiser|August 26, 2020|MIT Technology Review
In tackling this issue, Watson is, whether she knows it or not, also implicitly taking on a broader issue.
The Gender-Pay Gap: It’s Real, and Yes, It’s Sexism|Monica Potts|September 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Because programs like TFA implicitly reveal the problem with the main core of U.S. teacher preparation.
Stop Scapegoating Teach for America|Conor P. Williams|September 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“To us, when church officials talk about forgiveness, they implicitly imply that the crisis is over,” said Clohessy.
Why Pope Francis’s Apology Isn’t Good Enough for Sex Abuse Victims|Barbie Latza Nadeau|April 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A Kansas that enshrines discrimination against gays is, implicitly, a Kansas that has declared its contempt for their lives.
Anti-Gay Jim Crow Comes to Kansas|Jamelle Bouie|February 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This implicitly rebukes North Carolina as it moves to cut back on early balloting as part of its wildly controversial plan.
A Bipartisan Path to Fixing America’s Broken Elections|Michael Waldman|January 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She withdrew entirely from society and devoted herself to practicing, following his directions implicitly.
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay
These instructions were obeyed implicitly, and soon the camp was buried in apparent slumber.
The Courier of the Ozarks|Byron A. Dunn
It is a serious mark of a Church's imperfection for it to recognise only implicitly or virtually its covenant obligations.
The Ordinance of Covenanting|John Cunningham
Father, I will obey you implicitly if you can name a reasonable objection to the man I love.
The Fifth String |John Philip Sousa
Under certain conditions I would trust him with my life as implicitly as I would trust any white man.
A Virginia Scout|Hugh Pendexter