adjective
1.
Synonyms: tacit 1, implied, inarticulate, inferred, undeclared, understood, unexpressed, unsaid, unspoken, unuttered
Idioms: taken for granted
Antonyms: explicit
2.
being such in essential character
our implicit freedom is better than your nominal liberty
Synonyms: constructive, practical, virtual
Related Word: absolute, complete, unqualified, wholehearted; genuine, real
Antonyms: spelled out