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View synonyms for implicitly

implicitly

[ im-plis-it-lee ]

adverb

  1. without actually saying so; in a way that does not use words:

    Consumers buying the company’s products are implicitly accepting its practices.

  2. without question or reservation; absolutely:

    I trusted her implicitly and listened intently to everything she said.

  3. 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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