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[ adjective ] in the nature of something though not readily apparent

Synonyms

underlying inherent

Examples

"shortcomings inherent in our approach" "an underlying meaning"

Used in print

(Brainard Cheney, "Christianity and the Tragic Vision-Ut...)

The socialism implicit_in the slogan of the Roosevelt Revolution , freedom from want and fear , seems a far cry from the individualism of the First_Amendment to the Constitution , or of the Jacksonian frontier .

Related terms

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