implied, rather than expressly stated

implicit agreement.

unquestioning or unreserved; absolute

implicit trust; implicit obedience; implicit confidence.

potentially contained (usually fol. by in )

to bring out the drama implicit in the occasion.

Mathematics . (of a function) having the dependent variable not explicitly expressed in terms of the independent variables, as x 2 + y 2 = 1. Compare explicit ( def. 5 ) .

Obsolete . entangled.

adjective

explicit , specific

adjective

accurate , certain , complete , constant , constructive , contained , definite , entire , firm , fixed , full , implicative , implied , inarticulate , inevitable , inferential , inferred , latent , practical , steadfast , tacit , taken for granted , total , undeclared , understood , unexpressed , unhesitating , unqualified , unquestioned , unreserved , unsaid , unshakable , unspoken , unuttered , virtual , wholeheartednotes:implicit means implied though not directly expressed; explicit means precisely and clearly expressed , wordless , absolute , unconditional , undoubting , unfaltering , unquestioning , wholehearted , real