adjective · academic
implicit
/ɪmˈplɪsɪt/im·PLI·cit
Band 5-6task2task1speaking
suggested or understood without being directly expressed
Examples
“There is an implicit assumption that technology will improve living standards.”
“The teacher criticised the implicit bias in the article.”
“In Task 1 you may need to explain implicit trends in the data.”
Band 8 sentence
“The implicit message of the editorial was that short-term gains might undermine long-term stability.”
Collocations
- implicit assumption/meaning/bias
- implicit in
Word family
implicitly adverbimplication noun
Common mistakes
'implicit' = 'implicitely' spelling by Vietnamese learners→implicitly
Say it for a higher band
5implied→6suggested→7+implicit
Synonyms
tacit
understood
Easily confused
explicit
“The report did not state the consequences explicitly.”
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