NYT Dictionary

IMPLICIT

/ɪmˈplɪsɪt/
Adjectiveim-PLIC-itim-plic-it · 3 syllablesGrade 10

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2024

Meaning

Suggested indirectly, without being directly expressed; Implied.

Etymology

Origin: Latin

From Middle French implicite, from Latin implicitus, past participle of implico (“to infold, involve, entangle”); see implicate.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

impliedtacitunspokeninherentintrinsicunconditionalunquestioninginexplicitabsoluteadmissible

Antonyms

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 1 recorded puzzle:

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