implicitanswer
nounUK /ɪmˈplɪsɪt ˈɑːnsə/
US /ɪmˈplɪsɪt ˈænsər/
An implicit answer is an answer that is not said out loud but is understood anyway.
When she smiled and nodded, that was her implicit answer to my question.
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2. An answer that is understood from someone's actions rather than their words.
His silence was an implicit answer that he did not want to come.
3. A conclusion a reader draws without being told directly.
The story gives an implicit answer about why the character left home.
4. A response that is built into a question or situation.
The test's design offered an implicit answer to which method was correct.