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Implicit vs Unconscious - What's the difference?

implicit | unconscious |

As adjectives the difference between implicit and unconscious

is that implicit is implicit while unconscious is not awake; having no awareness.

As a noun unconscious is

(psychology) the unconscious mind.

implicit

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Implied indirectly, without being directly expressed
  • * 1983 , (Ronald Reagan),
  • The Bible and its teachings helped form the basis for the Founding Fathers' abiding belief in the inalienable rights of the individual, rights which they found implicit in the Bible's teachings of the inherent worth and dignity of each individual.
  • Contained in the essential nature of something but not openly shown
  • Having no reservations or doubts; unquestioning or unconditional; usually said of faith or trust.
  • * 1765 , Anonymous,
  • He is not only a zealous advocate for pusilanimous and passive obedience, but for the most implicit faith in the dictatorial mandates of power.
  • (obsolete) entangled, twisted together.
  • * Alexander Pope
  • In his woolly fleece I cling implicit .

    Synonyms

    * (implied indirectly) implied, unspoken * (contained in the essential nature) inherent, intrinsic * (having no reservations) unconditional, unquestioning

    Antonyms

    * explicit

    Derived terms

    * implicitly * implicitness

    unconscious

    English

    (Unconscious mind)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Not awake; having no awareness.
  • She lay unconscious on the floor.
  • Without directed thought or awareness.
  • My sudden fright was an unconscious response.
  • (sports) engaged in skilled performance without conscious control.
  • * 1998 , Charles Rosen, The Cockroach Basketball League , page 144
  • Sam is unconscious , filling it, drilling it from every conceivable angle. Lem is awful and Cooper seems confused. Josh shoots too often.
  • * 1999 , Joseph Leininger, Terry Whalin, Lessons from the Pit: A Successful Veteran of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange , page 10
  • "I was unconscious ," the basketball player gushes. "It seemed like everything I threw up toward the basket went straight in."
  • * 2002 , Alexander Wolff, Big Game, Small World: A Basketball Adventure , page 292
  • Someone who has reeled off a string of baskets will say, "I was unconscious," as if he were following the Zen injunction to be mindful while suspending thought.

    Synonyms

    * insentient, oblivious, out of it, out on one's feet, unaware * (skilled performance without conscious control) in the zone, on a roll

    Noun

    (singulare tantum)
  • (psychology) The unconscious mind