implicitly.

Through implication or an unstated assumption rather than explicit expression.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• implicitly assume
• implicitly acknowledge

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The model implicitly assumed that the participants could not affect one another.

The response implicitly acknowledged a problem that the official summary did not name.

Usage notes

Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Invariable adverb; no plural or tense forms. Comparison is used only where a particular degree naturally permits it. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: inference, qualification, analysis, methodology. Disciplines: academic writing, reasoning, research. Commonness: common.