Implicit
Implicit adjective - Understood although not put into words.
Unwritten and implicit are semantically related In some cases you can use "Unwritten" instead an adjective "Implicit".
Nearby Word: implicitly
Unwritten
Unwritten adjective - Made or carried on through speaking rather than in writing.
Usage example: an unwritten contract may not be enforceable
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Synonyms for Unwritten
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Related pairs
- clear and implicit
- clear and unwritten
- unadulterated and implicit
- unadulterated and unwritten
- fixed and implicit
- fixed and unwritten
- assumed and implicit
- assumed and unwritten
- tacit and implicit
- tacit and unwritten
- understood and implicit
- understood and unwritten
- implied and implicit
- implied and unwritten
Both words in one sentence
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Santangelo is dismayed; it is implicit that freedom to drive drunk is an unwritten sacred right for Baltimore police.
Source: Series / The Wire -
Major Rawls at one point attempts to get revenge on Detective McNulty by pressuring Detective Santangelo to catch him driving under the influence: Santangelo is dismayed; it is implicit that freedom to drive drunk is an unwritten sacred right for Baltimore police.
Source: Drunk Driver
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Unwritten and Implicit. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/implicit/unwritten
Implicit & Unwritten. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/implicit/unwritten>.
Unwritten or Implicit. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/implicit/unwritten.
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