Suggested by inference or what is understood without being expressed.
He didn't say he was sad, but his slumped shoulders and quiet sighs were an implicit message. She understood his pain without him needing to speak a single word. It was clear he needed comfort.
The old mechanic paused, a smudge of grease on his cheek. His quiet sigh held an implicit understanding; the customer's repeated visits for the same broken carburetor suggested they couldn't afford a new one. He just nodded, reaching for his tools again.
The captain's silence after seeing the failing sensor readings wasn't a spoken command, but the implicit message was clear: prepare for emergency landing. Everyone felt the fear, the quiet understanding passing between them as the plane jolted.
My dog's excited tail wags when I grab his leash have an implicit promise. He understands, without me saying a word, that a walk is coming. It's a silent agreement, a furry pact of fun, and frankly, a much better negotiation than my landlord's, whose "friendly" notes about rent have a very implicit threat of eviction.
Bartholomew adjusted his giant, sparkly banana costume. The mayor's nervous cough, though unsaid, held an implicit plea: "Please don't do the conga line through the town hall again." Bartholomew, however, only heard the silent, approving nod from his pet badger, Reginald.
He knew his father's disappointment was implicit. No angry words were spoken, but the heavy silence in the room, the averted gaze, spoke volumes. He felt the weight of it, a profound understanding of what wasn't being said.
She watched him pack, the quick, sharp movements of his hands a clear sign. No words were needed; his departure was implicit in every slammed drawer, in the way he avoided her gaze. The cold silence that settled was a heavy accusation.
The hushed silence as her father closed the door held an implicit accusation. She hadn't confessed to breaking the antique ceramic cat, but his heavy sigh and the way he avoided her gaze said everything. She felt a knot tighten in her stomach.
Brenda's glare at the last slice of pizza held an implicit promise of future dishwashing duty for anyone who dared to touch it. The unspoken threat hung heavy in the air, suggesting a fierce battle was about to erupt over pepperoni.
My cat's frantic stare at the empty food bowl wasn't *said*, but it was a pretty clear message about the implicit understanding that his kibble fairy had apparently called in sick. His indignant meows only amplified the silent, but quite loud, demand for immediate snack procurement.
He saw the disappointment in her eyes, an implicit message that he hadn't lived up to her expectations. Though she said nothing, her quiet sigh and averted gaze conveyed a profound sense of his failure more clearly than any spoken word.
The old man’s silence after the question held an implicit plea for them to simply leave, a desperate hope that his reluctance to engage would be understood without him having to articulate the exhaustion of years.
The old mechanic's silence was an implicit agreement. He didn't need to say the engine was ruined; the way he just shook his head, refusing to even touch the keys, told me everything I needed to know about the bill.
Barnaby’s polite cough was an implicit suggestion that his roommate’s sock collection had achieved sentience and was plotting a coup. The odor wafted, a silent declaration of war, but Barnaby, a man of subtle nudges, simply brewed an extra-strong pot of coffee, an unspoken invitation to a strategic discussion on air circulation.
The squirrel's intense stare, fixed on the unattended donut, conveyed an *implicit* demand for immediate pastry surrender, suggesting a silent, nut-based threat that no sane person would dare to ignore, especially after witnessing its previous skirmish with a garden gnome.
Her father's tightened jaw and averted gaze conveyed an implicit disapproval. It wasn't spoken, not a single word, but the palpable disappointment hung in the air, a judgment understood without any overt pronouncements, making the silence a heavy burden.
The hushed silence after his accusation carried an implicit understanding; a palpable weight of betrayal settled, leaving no doubt about his profound disappointment. Every averted gaze and stiffened posture amplified the unspoken censure, a condemnation more potent than any shouted word.
The captain’s tight jaw conveyed an implicit threat; the crew understood the gravity of their dereliction, even without a shouted reprimand. Their transgression during the volatile atmospheric entry had been undeniable, and his silence promised consequences far more harrowing than any pronouncement.
The cat’s indignant glare, a veritable crescendo of feline disapproval, conveyed an implicit ultimatum: surrender the tuna or face the wrath of its meticulously sharpened claws. No words were uttered, but the message was as perspicuous as a neon sign.
The eccentric mycologist's intense scrutiny of the bioluminescent puffball carried an implicit promise of arcane fungal lore, suggesting that only those with a truly esoteric understanding of mycology, or perhaps a penchant for hallucinogenic spores, would grasp the profound significance of its phosphorescent effulgence.
Normal — Everyday words worth reinforcing.