unspoken
adjective
un·spo·ken
ˌən-ˈspō-kən 
: not spoken : expressed or understood without being directly stated
an unspoken agreement/assumption
an unspoken rule
Phrases
unspoken to
: not spoken to
… she had sat the whole evening through in the same chair without occupation, not speaking, and unspoken to.—
Anthony Trollope
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Examples of unspoken in a Sentence
an unspoken promise to remain faithful to one another
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The scene captures Roz preparing Brightbill for life on his own, a departure filled with unspoken love and goodbyes.
—Tiana Denicola, Variety, 7 Feb. 2025
The story follows two neighbors, played by Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Maggie Cheung, who form a deep, unspoken connection after suspecting their spouses of infidelity.
—Janey Tracey, EW.com, 7 Feb. 2025
By 1848, when Mexico ceded what’s now the American Southwest to the U.S. following a two-year war, much of that history was obscured under centuries of unspoken practice.
—Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2025
As one of the most famous trans women in the world, Cox acknowledged that there is a kind of unspoken loneliness that comes with being among the first to break a glass ceiling in Hollywood.
—Max Gao, NBC News, 6 Feb. 2025
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Tiana Denicola, Variety, 7 Feb. 2025
The story follows two neighbors, played by Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Maggie Cheung, who form a deep, unspoken connection after suspecting their spouses of infidelity.
—Janey Tracey, EW.com, 7 Feb. 2025
By 1848, when Mexico ceded what’s now the American Southwest to the U.S. following a two-year war, much of that history was obscured under centuries of unspoken practice.
—Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2025
As one of the most famous trans women in the world, Cox acknowledged that there is a kind of unspoken loneliness that comes with being among the first to break a glass ceiling in Hollywood.
—Max Gao, NBC News, 6 Feb. 2025
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“Unspoken.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unspoken. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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