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Implicit vs Understood - What's the difference?

implicit | understood |

As adjectives the difference between implicit and understood

is that implicit is implicit while understood is of things which have been comprehended.

As a verb understood is

(understand).

As an interjection understood is

indicates comprehension on the part of the speaker.

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

    Related terms

    * implicate * implication * implicative * imply

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    understood

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of things which have been comprehended.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (understand)