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understood

[uhn-der-stood] / ˌʌn dərˈstʊd /
ADJECTIVE
assumed, implicit
Synonyms
STRONG
accepted appreciated implied inferred known pat presumed unsaid
WEAK
axiomatic down pat inferential on to roger tacit taken for granted undeclared unexpressed unspoken unstated wise to wordless
Antonyms
STRONG
expressed stated
WEAK
explained explicit spoken written

Example Sentences

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It's understood that diplomats no longer use the phrase the "special relationship", but this visit comes at an unusually difficult time for the US and UK partnership.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026

What looks like regression is often better understood as response.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026

While she finds that not everything can be understood, there is beauty and solace in the journey itself — and maybe a kind of catharsis.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

In traditional financial markets, insider trading is widely agreed to be bad and understood to be illegal.

From Slate • Apr. 24, 2026

For the first time Jonah actually kind of understood that viewpoint.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix