between the lines

ADJECTIVE

latent

Synonyms

STRONGEST

inherent lurking smoldering suppressed underlying unrealized veiled

WEAK

abeyant concealed contained covert idle immature implied in abeyance inactive inert inferential inferred inoperative intrinsic invisible involved passive possible potential quiescent rudimentary secret sleeping suspended tacit torpid underdeveloped undeveloped unexposed unexpressed unripe unseen vestigial

Antonyms

WEAK

active apparent clear live manifest obvious open public

Example Sentences

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What’s far more important is what’s not being said in the movie, which appears when you read between the lines.

From Salon

Owners of the new car can only color between the lines.

From The Wall Street Journal

It doesn’t take too much reading between the lines to see that that’s what’s going on.

From Slate

He suggests reading between the lines: If an email offers a starting time for sign-ups, but no end time, it may be because organizers expect things to go quickly, suggesting it’s time to lace up.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Out of possession they were top-drawer and made it so difficult when City tried to find those little pockets in between the lines," he told BBC Radio 5 Live.

From BBC

between the lines

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