Explicit
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English
Adjective
Explicit (comparative more Explicit, superlative most Explicit)
- very specific, clear, or detailed
- containing material (e.g. language or film footage) that might be deemed offensive or graphic
Adverbs for Explicit
elaborately; clearly; fully; succinctly; tersely; curtly; definitely; undeniably; unusually; highly; oddly; unnecessarily; needlessly; carefully; meticulously; strangely; curiously; noticeably; graphically; broadly; dogmatically; officially; imperiously; decisively; formally; solemnly; ominously.
Synonyms for Explicit
express, overt, definite, express, plain, positive, clear, intelligible, evident, categorical, comprehensible, certain, precise, exact, determinate, absolute, obvious, manifest, distinct.
Antonyms for Explicit
implicit, unexplicit, indefinite, hazy, nixed, doubtful, confused, unintelligible, puzzling, vague, indeterminate, obscure, ambiguous, involved, equivocal, dubious.
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Thesaurus
absolute, accurate, admitting no exception, all-out, apparent, artless, bluff, blunt, broad, brusque, candid, categorical, categorically, certain, clean-cut, clear, clear as crystal, clear as day, clear-cut, coherent, complete, conclusive, connected, consistent, correct, crisp, crystal-clear, crystalline, decided, decisive, defined, definite, definitely, definitive, determinate, direct, discernible, distinct, downright, entire, evident, exact, explicitly, express, final, fixed, flat, flat-out, forthright, frank, frankhearted, free, free-speaking, free-spoken, free-tongued, genuine, global, heart-to-heart, implicit, inappealable, indisputable, indubitable, ingenuous, limpid, loud and clear, lucid, luminous, manifest, noticeable, observable, obvious, open, open-and-shut, openhearted, out-and-out, outright, outspoken, palpable, patent, pellucid, perceivable, perceptible, peremptory, perfect, perspicuous, plain, plain as day, plain-spoken, positive, precise, round, seeable, self-evident, self-explaining, self-explanatory, simple, sincere, specific, specifically, stated, straight, straight-out, straightforward, sure, tangible, to be seen, total, translucent, transparent, transpicuous, unambiguous, unchecked, uncircumscribed, unconditional, unconditioned, unconfused, unconstrained, understandable, undoubting, unequivocal, unguarded, unhampered, unhesitating, univocal, unlimited, unmistakable, unmitigated, unqualified, unquestioning, unreserved, unrestrained, unrestricted, unwaivable, utter, visible, well-defined, whole, without exception, without reserve
Etymology
First attested 1609, from French explicite, from Latin explicitus (“disentangled", "easy”), a past participle of explicāre (“to unfold”), from ex- (“out”) + plicō (“to fold”). Pornographic sense is from 1971.
Pronunciation
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Old French
Etymology
Latin explicō (“to unfold”)
Noun
Explicit m.
- end (of a story)
