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UK
/ʌnspˈəʊkən/
]
[ US /ənˈspoʊkən/ ]
[ US /ənˈspoʊkən/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
not made explicit
the unexpressed terms of the agreement
some kind of unspoken agreement
his action is clear but his reason remains unstated
things left unsaid -
expressed without speech
choking exasperation and wordless shame
a mute appeal
best grief is tongueless
a silent curse
the words stopped at her lips unsounded
unspoken grief
How To Use unspoken In A Sentence
- Consequently, when characters share on-screen space, it is almost claustrophobic because of the heavy presence of repressed longings and unspoken desires.
- Holly looked up at her boyfriend, nodding at his silent agreement to her unspoken request.
- For two women such as us, confirmed members of the jeans and T-shirt brigade, we were developing a surprising unspoken admiration for the seriously girly.
- Everywhere an unspoken question seemed to hang heavily in the air: Would we have been better off without Home Rule?
- unspoken grief
- Some initiation ceremony perhaps or unspoken betrothal?
- Most designers share the unspoken belief that fashion is a valid form of visual art.
- Wired into the way we are forced to live there are silent imperatives, unspoken propositions about the world.
- The two of us had reached an unspoken agreement. Times, Sunday Times
- About these spoken and unspoken assumptions Jackson has only a little to say.
