Vocabulary
Tacit
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
understood or implied without being stated.
Urdu meaning
خاموش، چپ چاپ
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- It could not have happened without the tacit support of the US and some other Western countries.
- Many analysts believe that the plan has the tacit approval of President Donald Trump, who, earlier this year, had suggested the complete evacuation of the population of Gaza to turn the territory into a `Riviera`.
- It negotiated with the Taliban before its military withdrawal, offering tacit recognition even before its final soldier had departed from Kabul.
- But it is widely believed that Israel would not have taken such a step without the consent, or at least the tacit approyal, of the Trump administration.
- In most of the cases, the militant networks, mainly the banned TTP, have been operating with the tacit backing of Afghan Taliban commanders.
Synonyms
implicit, understood, implied, inferred, hinted, suggested, insinuated, unspoken,
Antonyms
explicit, stated
Curator example
“your silence may be taken to mean tacit agreement”
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