Explicit

/ɪkˈsplɪsɪt/

Synonyms for "explicit" (337 found)

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Closest matches (68)

Verb(6 words)
articulatedavowingclarifiedclear the tablescommunicated findingsconcreted
Adjective(23 words)
barebawdiercircumstantialclearclear classroom rulesclear communicationclear criteriaclear directionclear directiveclear errorclear instructionclear messageclear physical evidenceclear price labelclear statementclear thumbs-upclearerclearestcoherent argumentconcrete process
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Adjective(1 words)
Noun(9 words)
clear communication styleclear descriptionclear online community guidelinesclear teachingclearly defined purposeclxicomputer manualconcreteconstructive proof

Strong matches (101)

Noun(13 words)
crystal specimendefinite articledefinite casedescriptive term phrasedirect sowsexpress in component formexpress supportfoursquaregaussian eliminationgraphicgraphic artgraphic markinggraphic representation
Verb(5 words)
Adjective(39 words)
declarativedefinitedefinite policydefinite statementdefinite termsdenotativedetailed descriptiondetailed observationsdetailed orderdeterministic algorithmdirectdirect connectiondirect instructiondirect methoddirect relationshipdirect resultdirect ruledirect teaching tasksdirect thrustdirectest
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emphaticemphatic adverbemphatic answeremphatic expressionemphatic statementseroticexpert microbiology lessonexplicit declarationexpressedextra detailformal algorithmformal setting forthfreakiergorygraphic designsgraphic illustrationgraphic operationgraphic techniquegraphical
Adjective(2 words)

Related words (168)

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Adjective(49 words)
inappropriateinstructional clarityinstructional toollewderliteral descriptorliteral textnakedostensiveovertplainpornographicpreciseprecise descriptorprecise directiveprecise energy valueprecise measureprecise reasoningprecise resultsprecise ruleprecise speech
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profane imageryprurientraunchyspecificspecific applicationspecific conceptspecific determinerspecific examplespecific instancespecific lawspecific qualifierspecific rulestated amountstated capitalstepwise instructionstraighterstrong language trainingstructured deliverystructured drillstructured instructiontextual precisionunambiguousunambiguous conclusionunambiguous descriptionunambiguous directiveunambiguous signalunambiguous termunburied contextwell defined problem
Noun(15 words)
instructional principleitalian dichiararelearning objective labelliteralizingmore systematicmost pedagogicalnsfwpedagogical strategyplainly writtenpornoprecise measurementset beliefssignal intentspecifyingwell defined function
Verb(6 words)

Related word relations

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clear statementdefinite claimdirect instructionexplicit definitionexplicit equationexplicit formulaexplicit instructionprecise directivestep by step instructionunambiguous assertion

Collocations

9 entries
explicit contentexplicit definitionexplicit detailexplicit directionsexplicit instructionexplicit meaningexplicit statementexplicit stepsexplicit vocabulary

Inflections

3 entries
explicitsmore explicitmost explicit

Derivations

2 entries

Antonyms

1 entries

similar

16 entries

Sample sentences

14 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

I gave you explicit instructions not to touch anything.

Source: tatoeba (252750)

He was explicit in his instruction.

Source: tatoeba (286469)

He was explicit on the point.

Source: tatoeba (291183)

A dream... I was trying to explain to St. Peter, and was doing it in the German tongue, because I didn't want to be too explicit.

Source: tatoeba (552733)

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