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implicit

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Understanding meaning

In academic texts, implicit usually means suggested but not said directly.

For example:

She did not clearly say that she thought our work was not good, but this was implicit in her negative comments.

Which words below are closest in meaning to implicit? Choose the 3 correct answers.

expressed indirectly

clear and open

understood without saying something openly

suggested