unspoken
adjective
un·spo·ken
ˌən-ˈspō-kən 
: not spoken : expressed or understood without being directly stated
an unspoken agreement/assumption
an unspoken rule
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Examples of unspoken in a Sentence
an unspoken promise to remain faithful to one another
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At the same time, the biography gestures at what remained unspoken and inadmissible in Blume’s childhood.
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Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2026
All were treated as exceptions to an unspoken anti-horror rule.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 17 Mar. 2026
To him, a warm body beside his—that unspoken union—was proof of partnership.
—Amy McHugh, Vogue, 16 Mar. 2026
From unspoken racial dynamics, like Sid rejecting Tia in favor of her white friends, to the economic worries that become entwined with her self-image, Sid’s precarious new social position rests on a knife’s edge.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 15 Mar. 2026
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Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2026
All were treated as exceptions to an unspoken anti-horror rule.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 17 Mar. 2026
To him, a warm body beside his—that unspoken union—was proof of partnership.
—Amy McHugh, Vogue, 16 Mar. 2026
From unspoken racial dynamics, like Sid rejecting Tia in favor of her white friends, to the economic worries that become entwined with her self-image, Sid’s precarious new social position rests on a knife’s edge.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 15 Mar. 2026
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“Unspoken.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unspoken. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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