Meanings
noununspoken rule (plural unspoken rules)
plural unspoken rules
- A rule that is understood to apply but does not exist in written form.
Synonyms: unwritten rule
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA rule that is understood to apply but does not exist in written form.
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Translations
Arabic قاعدة غير مكتوب
- قاعدة غير مكتوبrule that is understood but does not exist in written form
Chinese Mandarin 潛規則 /潜规则, 默認規則 /默认规则
- 潛規則 /潜规则 (qiánguīzé)rule that is understood but does not exist in written form
- 默認規則 /默认规则 (mòrèn guīzé)rule that is understood but does not exist in written form
Czech nepsané pravidlo
- nepsané pravidlorule that is understood but does not exist in written form
Dutch ongeschreven regel
- ongeschreven regelrule that is understood but does not exist in written form
Finnish kirjoittamaton sääntö
- kirjoittamaton sääntörule that is understood but does not exist in written form
French règle non écrite, loi orale
- règle non écriterule that is understood but does not exist in written form
- loi oralerule that is understood but does not exist in written form
German ungeschriebene Regel, ungeschriebenes Gesetz
- ungeschriebene Regelrule that is understood but does not exist in written form
- ungeschriebenes Gesetzrule that is understood but does not exist in written form
Hungarian íratlan szabály
- íratlan szabályrule that is understood but does not exist in written form
Japanese 不文律
- 不文律 (fubunritsu)rule that is understood but does not exist in written form
Korean 불문율, 불문법
- 불문율 (bulmunnyul)rule that is understood but does not exist in written form
- 불문법 (bulmunbeop)rule that is understood but does not exist in written form
Polish prawo niepisane
- prawo niepisanerule that is understood but does not exist in written form
Romanian lege nescrisă
- lege nescrisărule that is understood but does not exist in written form
Russian непи́саный зако́н, негла́сное пра́вило
- непи́саный зако́н (nepísanyj zakón)rule that is understood but does not exist in written form
- негла́сное пра́вило (neglásnoje právilo)rule that is understood but does not exist in written form
Spanish regla no escrita
- regla no escritarule that is understood but does not exist in written form
Ukrainian непи́саний зако́н, негла́сне пра́вило
- непи́саний зако́н (nepýsanyj zakón)rule that is understood but does not exist in written form
- негла́сне пра́вило (nehlásne právylo)rule that is understood but does not exist in written form
Vietnamese luật bất thành văn, quy tắc bất thành văn
- luật bất thành vănrule that is understood but does not exist in written form
- quy tắc bất thành vănrule that is understood but does not exist in written form
Cite this entry
APA
unspoken rule. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unspoken%20rule
MLA
“unspoken rule.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unspoken%20rule. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unspoken rule,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unspoken%20rule.
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