concede implicitly

Frequency: 3.51.1 per million words

To admit, often unwillingly, that something is true without explicitly stating it.

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  • By staying silent, she appeared to implicitly concede his point.
  • The manager would never openly admit fault, but he did implicitly concede his mistake through his actions.
  • His reluctance to argue further was taken as him implicitly conceding the debate.
  • Even without a direct apology, his changed behavior implicitly conceded his responsibility.
  • Through subtle nods and a lack of objection, the committee members implicitly conceded to the new proposal.
  • She didn't vocalize agreement, but her smile seemed to implicitly concede the victory.
  • The government's decision to delay the project implicitly conceded that there were unforeseen problems.
  • After much resistance, he finally implicitly conceded that his original plan was flawed.
  • Her quiet acceptance of the new rules implicitly conceded that she had lost the argument.
  • Their lack of counter-arguments allowed them to implicitly concede the opponent's stronger position.