NSW Opportunity Class

Learn “Implicit”

A free exam-vocabulary guide with a precise meaning, natural context and a memory connection that makes the word easier to retrieve.

First featured

OCDaily read

NSW Opportunity Class

Implicit

adjective/im-PLIS-it/

Meaning

Suggested or understood without being said directly.

In context

Her smile carried an implicit promise to help.

Remember it

Im- (in) plus 'plic' (fold), implicit meaning is folded IN, not spelled out.

Use it well

Implicit means hinted at; its opposite 'explicit' means clearly stated.