English adjective: explicit | |||
1. | explicit precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable; leaving nothing to implication | ||
Samples | Explicit instructions. She made her wishes explicit. Explicit sexual scenes. | ||
Synonyms | expressed | ||
Similar | declared, definitive, express, graphic, hard-core, hardcore, stated, unequivocal | ||
See also | definite, denotative, denotive, open, overt, unambiguous, unequivocal, univocal | ||
Attribute | explicitness | ||
Antonyms | implicit, inexplicit | ||
2. | explicit in accordance with fact or the primary meaning of a term | ||
Synonyms | denotative | ||
Similar | literal | ||
Antonyms | figurative, nonliteral | ||