unspoken
adjective
un·spo·ken
ˌən-ˈspō-kən 
: not spoken : expressed or understood without being directly stated
an unspoken agreement/assumption
an unspoken rule
Phrases
unspoken to
: not spoken to
… she had sat the whole evening through in the same chair without occupation, not speaking, and unspoken to.—
Anthony Trollope
Anthony TrollopeExamples of unspoken in a Sentence
an unspoken promise to remain faithful to one another
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Zhang hopes Nighttime Sounds will use arthouse technique to convey the unspoken emotional lives of rural villagers — feelings rarely expressed even within their own communities, let alone to outsiders unfamiliar with China’s countryside.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2025
Until now, there has always been an implicit and unspoken rule in my family.
—Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2025
Each one shows an example of the unspoken ways in which her mother showed her love to others.
—Morgan Radford, NBC news, 16 Sep. 2025
Underlying these views is an unspoken reorientation of the Fed's mandate, moving away from its statutory dual focus on stable prices and maximum employment toward policies that prioritize economic growth, potentially tolerating higher inflation to drive expansion.
—Bob Haber, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2025
Until now, there has always been an implicit and unspoken rule in my family.
—Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2025
Each one shows an example of the unspoken ways in which her mother showed her love to others.
—Morgan Radford, NBC news, 16 Sep. 2025
Underlying these views is an unspoken reorientation of the Fed's mandate, moving away from its statutory dual focus on stable prices and maximum employment toward policies that prioritize economic growth, potentially tolerating higher inflation to drive expansion.
—Bob Haber, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unspoken
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“Unspoken.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unspoken. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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