adjective
implicit
Complete and without doubt or reservation.
He placed implicit trust in his friend.
Etymology
Latin implicare meant to fold in or involve. In implicit faith or trust, acceptance is contained within an overall commitment rather than separately examined; the expression came to suggest complete, unquestioning confidence.
More examples
- She followed the instructions with implicit confidence.
- The team showed implicit faith in its leader.
- Their partnership depended on implicit reliance on one another.
Forms
implicit
Similar words
- complete
- Complete is the ordinary equivalent; implicit commonly intensifies trust, faith, or confidence.
- unquestioning
- Unquestioning means without doubt or challenge; implicit trust is accepted without reservation.