Antonyms for explicit
ɪkˈsplɪs ɪtex·plic·it

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1. explicitadjective

   Antonyms:
   implicit, unexplicit, vague

   Synonyms:
   manifest, express, overt

2. explicitadjective

   Synonyms:
   raunchy

   Antonyms:
   circumspect

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. explicit

   Both explicit and express are opposed to what is merely implicit or implied. That which is explicit is unfolded, so that it may not be obscure, doubtful, or ambiguous; that which is express is uttered or stated so decidedly that it may not be forgotten nor overlooked. An explicit statement is too clear to be misunderstood; an express command is too emphatic to be disregarded. Compare CLEAR.

   Antonyms:
   ambiguous, doubtful, implicit, implied, indefinite, indeterminate, uncertain, vague

   Synonyms:
   express

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. explicit

   Antonyms:
   implicit, implied, hinted, suggestive, obscure

   Synonyms:
   plain, detailed, inobscure, declaratory, categorical, stated, distinctly stated, express, definite, determinate

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:2.0 / 2 votes

1. explicit, expressedadjective

   precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable; leaving nothing to implication

   "explicit instructions"; "she made her wishes explicit"; "explicit sexual scenes"

   Antonyms:
   underlying, unverbalized, unverbalised, unspoken, understood, unuttered, unvoiced, implicit, nonliteral, unsaid, inexplicit, implicit in(p), unexpressed, tacit, inherent, figurative, silent, unstated

   Synonyms:
   uttered, verbalized, verbalised, expressed, denotative

2. denotative, explicitadjective

   in accordance with fact or the primary meaning of a term

   Antonyms:
   underlying, understood, unexpressed, unvoiced, unspoken, implicit, inherent, unverbalised, silent, unverbalized, implicit in(p), nonliteral, unuttered, inexplicit, unstated, tacit, unsaid, figurative

   Synonyms:
   denotative, denotive, expressed

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1. allusive

   stated clearly and in detail, leaving no room for confusion or doubt

   "i don't understand. can you be more explicit?"

   Submitted by anonymous on January 13, 2020  

2. foreshadowing

   stated clearly in detail, leaving no room for confusion or doubt

   the song was explicit

   Submitted by rinat on December 15, 2015  

3. inflight

   Submitted by anonymous on May 10, 2020  

How to use explicit in a sentence?

1. Chairman Jacques Nasser:

   Through thick and thin, through good times and bad times, this company has been quite strong, but the one thing we never risk is the strength of the balance sheet through the cycle. We've been very explicit about a solid.

2. Caon City principal Bret Meuli:

   A tip led to a couple more names, an interview led to a couple more. At one point it was,' Well, everybody is doing this, ’ of course, we didn't believe them up front and the more we looked, the more we said,' You know, hey, we have to turn this over to the PD. This is deeper than us. ’ The school’s investigation revealed students were sharing explicit photos of each other and storing them on hidden photo vault apps, disguised as other applications.

3. Mike McKeever:

   Any time you take money into a business, the law is very explicit: You must have all agreements written down and documented.

4. Daniel Jones:

   The promotion of violence on these fringe channels are explicit, and include instructions on weapon modifications and combat techniques, the FBI appears to be taking these threats seriously, but disciplined lone wolf actors, regardless of ideology, are extremely difficult to track.

5. Miles Smith:

   McAuliffe's remarks are off base, ed Gillespie never campaigned on racial division butlate as the 1950s, Virginia's Democratic governors and senators ran campaigns based on segregation and racist policies. It was called ‘Massive Resistance’ and was led by Harry Byrd Sr. He and his supporters ran on a platform of explicit school segregation.

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