Tacit

adjective/ˈtæsɪt/politics

Definition

Understood or implied without being stated.

Etymology

Borrowed from late Middle French tacite, or from Latin tacitus (“that is passed over in silence, done without words, assumed as a matter of course, silent”), from tacere (“to be silent”).

Synonyms

implicit, silent, implied, inexplicit, understood

In a sentence

There was a tacit agreement that nobody would mention the failed launch.