unstated
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5.6
- adjective
- /ʌnˈsteɪtɪd/
:
no expresado
- It seems like there's an unstated assumption about what kind of application we're trying to speed up.
- unstated assumption
- unstated premise
- unstated purpose
What assumption are we making here that's as yet unstated with respect to this secure key exchange being actually secure?
- What assumption are we making here that's as yet unstated with respect to this secure key exchange being actually secure?
- What often goes unstated, she says, is the implicit assumption that the book or the academic paper or the scientific experiment is worth writing up.
- I think this is the actual proposition that was unstated perhaps is what do you want the Libertarian Party to do?
- I mean, that was unstated, cannot work and is causing catastrophic harm to large numbers of poor and vulnerable people worldwide.
Examples
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When I moved south, some unstated law of independence dictated that we maintain separate households.
Fiction book (2001) -
But it was the nature of their friendship that feelings for one another go unstated.
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In the end, his unstated mission is to identify the latest form of monument.
Academic text (2000) -
We had an unstated pact that had been going on for weeks.
Fiction book (1990) -
I suppose in the context of my work, I think that there is this unstated view or unstated fact that aid to Africa has not worked.
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On the contrary, Jewish families typically engaged in a collective, if unstated, project of becoming American.
Academic text (2002) -
I wanted to point out the unstated assumptions on which he bases his arguments.
Blog text (2) -
Successful compartmentalization relies on an unstated but clear agreement as to where the boundaries are.
Academic text (2003) -
Frequently left unstated is the principle that society thus specifies where and which policies are acceptable.
Academic text (1994) -
Their feelings remained unstated, creating a tension between them.
Synonyms
56
4.8
Not said aloud but people understand it
20
5.8
Not spoken out loud
3
6.0
Not said or shown but clearly felt
1
6.7
Not said out loud but understood by people
1
7.9
Not said aloud or expressed in words
1
7.5
Thoughts or feelings not said out loud
Not said in words but shown by actions or looks
Not made public, for example opinions or complaints
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Etymology
The word unstated is made of un- meaning 'not' and stated, from state meaning 'to say' or 'to declare', the same state you see in statement. So unstated means 'not said openly' or 'not told directly'.