explicit

Plural: explicits

Adjective

• precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable; leaving nothing to implication
  • "explicit instructions"
  • "she made her wishes explicit"
  • "explicit sexual scenes"

Adjective Satellite

• in accordance with fact or the primary meaning of a term

Adj

• Very specific, clear, or detailed.
• Containing material (e.g. language or film footage) that might be deemed offensive or graphic through clear and direct expressions.

Noun

• A phrase marking the end of a medieval manuscript.
• The final few words of a text.

Phrase

• Used at the conclusion of a book to indicate the end.

Examples

• I gave explicit instructions for him to stay here, but he followed me, anyway.
• The film had several scenes including explicit language and sex.
• The final score was the explicit of their intense Scrabble battle.

Synonyms

denotative, expressed, clear, direct, explicit, express, manifest, monosemic, monosemous, overt, patent, plain, raunchy, specific, unambiguous, unequivocal, univocal

Antonyms

implicit, ambiguous, circumspect, equivocal, implied, incipit, polysemic, polysemous, unexplicit, vague

Related Words

blunt, explicate, explication, explicator, explicitly, specify

Anagrams of explicit