Implicit
Implicit adjective - Understood although not put into words.
Plain and implicit are semantically related in tacit topic. In some cases you can use "Plain" instead an adjective "Implicit".
Nearby Word: implicitly
Both words in one sentence
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There's also an implicit cloak/sensor arms race going on — when we see ships with sufficiently old cloaks compared to the sensors of the ship(s) looking for them, plain sensors without any specific tricks usually suffice.
Source: See the Invisible -
It's not that he'd mind that either, the problem is that she thinks he's given his implicit consent already in no uncertain terms, and thus he'd have a very awkward time explaining to her the fact that it would be plain impossible for him to leave his position to marry.
Source: Literature / Ciaphas Cain
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Plain and Implicit. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/implicit/plain
Implicit & Plain. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/implicit/plain>.
Plain or Implicit. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/implicit/plain.
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