If your thoughts, wishes, or feelings are unspoken, you do not speak about them.
His face was expressionless, but Alex felt the unspoken criticism.
The other unspoken fear here is of an outbreak of hooliganism.
Synonyms: unsaid, silent, mute, wordless More Synonyms of unspoken
2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
When there is an unspoken agreement or understanding between people, their behaviour shows that they agree about something or understand it, even though they have never spoken about it.
There had been an unspoken agreement between them that he would not call for herat Seymour House.
Most designers share the unspoken belief that fashion is a valid form of visual art.
Synonyms: tacit, understood, assumed, implied More Synonyms of unspoken
unspoken in British English
(ʌnˈspəʊkən)
adjective
1.
understood without needing to be spoken; tacit
2.
not uttered aloud
Examples of 'unspoken' in a sentence
unspoken
The two of us had reached an unspoken agreement.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Many couples have an unspoken agreement that defines their physical relationship.
The Sun (2016)
By unspoken agreement we have an early night.
The Sun (2010)
We just got good and tight, and had this unspoken musical understanding.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
We nodded in unspoken understanding.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Which led to the unspoken thought that desire was alluring, and core to our beings, but also deadly.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Did these changes slightly confirm their worst but unspoken fears, I ask.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
In other languages
unspoken
British English: unspoken ADJECTIVE
If your thoughts, wishes, or feelings are unspoken, you do not speak about them.
His face was expressionless, but she felt the unspoken criticism.
American English: unspoken
Brazilian Portuguese: tácito
Chinese: 未说出的 >想法、愿望或感情
European Spanish: tácito
French: inexprimé
German: unausgesprochen
Italian: tacito
Japanese: 口に出さない
Korean: 무언의
European Portuguese: tácito
Latin American Spanish: tácito
1 (adjective)
Definition
not openly expressed
His face was expressionless, but Alex felt the unspoken criticism.
Synonyms
unsaid
Some things, Donald, are better left unsaid.
silent
They both fell silent.
mute
I threw her a mute look of appeal.
wordless
voiceless
unuttered
2 (adjective)
Definition
not openly expressed
There had been an unspoken agreement between them.
Synonyms
tacit
a tacit admission that a mistake had been made
understood
The technical equality of all officers was understood.
assumed
implied
She felt undermined by the implied criticism.
implicit
She wanted to make explicit in the film what was implicit in the play.
taken for granted
inferred
undeclared
unstated
unexpressed
not spelt out
left to the imagination
not put into words
Opposites
spoken
,
declared
,
explicit
,
stated
,
clear
,
expressed
Additional synonyms
in the sense of assumed
Synonyms
taken for granted,
expected,
accepted,
supposed,
presumed,
hypothetical,
surmised,
presupposed
in the sense of implicit
Definition
expressed indirectly
She wanted to make explicit in the film what was implicit in the play.
Synonyms
implied,
understood,
suggested,
hinted at,
taken for granted,
unspoken,
inferred,
tacit,
undeclared,
insinuated,
unstated,
unsaid,
unexpressed
in the sense of implied
Definition
hinted at or suggested
She felt undermined by the implied criticism.
Synonyms
suggested,
inherent,
indirect,
hinted at,
implicit,
unspoken,
tacit,
undeclared,
insinuated,
unstated,
unexpressed
Synonyms of 'unspoken'
unspoken
Explore 'unspoken' in the dictionary
Additional synonyms
in the sense of mute
Definition
unspoken or unexpressed
I threw her a mute look of appeal.
Synonyms
silent,
dumb,
unspoken,
tacit,
wordless,
voiceless,
unvoiced
in the sense of silent
Definition
failing to speak or communicate when expected
They both fell silent.
Synonyms
mute,
dumb,
speechless,
wordless,
mum,
struck dumb,
voiceless,
unspeaking
in the sense of understood
Definition
implied or inferred
The technical equality of all officers was understood.