I gave you explicit instructions not to touch anything.
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Explicit
//ɪkˈsplɪsɪt//
Synonyms for "explicit" (181 found)
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Closest matches (37)
Strong matches (54)
Related words (90)
Adjective(11 words)
noticeableobservableobviousopenopen-and-shutopenheartedout-and-outoutrageousoutrightoutspokenpalpablepatentpellucidperceivableperceptibleperemptoryperfectperspicuouspictorialplain
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plain as dayplain spokenplain-spokenpoint-blankpositivepreciseraunchyroundseeableself-evidentself-explainingself-explanatorysexysimplesincerespecificspecificallystraightstraight outstraight-outstraightforwardsuretabootangibleto be seentotaltranslucenttransparenttranspicuousunambiguousuncheckeduncircumscribedunconditionalunconditionedunconfusedunconstrainedunderstandableundisguisedundisputedundoubtingunguardedunhamperedunhesitatingunivocalunlimitedunmistakableunmitigatedunqualifiedunquestioningunreservedunrestrainedunrestrictedunwaivableuttervisiblewell-definedwholewithout exceptionwithout reserve
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6 entriesderived
15 entrieshas context
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13 entriessimilar
21 entriesShowing 16 of 21 words.
Translations
80 translations across 30 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- صريح adj (very specific)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- açıq-saçıq adj (containing material that might be deemed offensive)
Belarusian
4 entries- выразны adj (very specific)
- дакладны adj (very specific)
- ясны adj (very specific)
- яўны adj (very specific)
Bulgarian
1 entries- изричен adj (very specific)
Catalan
2 entries- explícit adj (very specific)
- explícit adj (containing material that might be deemed offensive)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 精确 adj (very specific)
Czech
4 entries- explicitní adj (very specific)
- explicitní adj (containing material that might be deemed offensive)
- otevřený adj (containing material that might be deemed offensive)
- vulgární adj (containing material that might be deemed offensive)
Danish
4 entries- bestemt adj (very specific)
- eksplicit adj (very specific)
- tydelig adj (very specific)
- udstrykkelig adj (very specific)
Dutch
3 entries- expliciet adj (very specific)
- expliciet adj (containing material that might be deemed offensive)
- uitdrukkelijk adj (very specific)
Esperanto
1 entries- maldeca adj (containing material that might be deemed offensive)
Finnish
4 entries- eksplisiittinen adj (very specific)
- epäsiveellinen adj (containing material that might be deemed offensive)
- selkeä adj (very specific)
- sopimaton adj (containing material that might be deemed offensive)
French
1 entries- explicite adj (very specific)
German
4 entries- ausdrücklich adj (very specific)
- deutlich adj (very specific)
- eindeutig adj (very specific)
- explizit adj (very specific)
Greek
2 entries- ρητός adj (very specific)
- σαφής adj (very specific)
Hebrew
1 entries- בּוֹטֶה adj (containing material that might be deemed offensive)
Hungarian
4 entries- egyértelmű adj (very specific)
- explicit adj (very specific)
- határozott adj (very specific)
- kendőzetlen adj (containing material that might be deemed offensive)
Ido
3 entries- explicita adj (very specific)
- explicita adj (containing material that might be deemed offensive)
- parenuncita adj (very specific)
Italian
3 entries- esplicito adj (containing material that might be deemed offensive)
- proprio adj (very specific)
- specifico adj (very specific)
Japanese
4 entries- あからさま adj (containing material that might be deemed offensive)
- どぎつい adj (containing material that might be deemed offensive)
- 明らか adj (very specific)
- 明白 adj (very specific)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- eksplisitt adj (very specific)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- eksplisitt adj (very specific)
Persian
2 entries- صریح adj (very specific)
- واضح adj (very specific)
Polish
4 entries- jasny adj (very specific)
- szczegółowy adj (very specific)
- wprost adj (very specific)
- wulgarny adj (containing material that might be deemed offensive)
Portuguese
1 entries- explícito adj (very specific)
Romanian
3 entries- clar adj (very specific)
- explicit adj (very specific)
- vulgar adj (containing material that might be deemed offensive)
Russian
4 entries- открове́нный adj (containing material that might be deemed offensive)
- чёткий adj (very specific)
- я́вный adj (very specific)
- я́сный adj (very specific)
Spanish
3 entries- explícito adj (very specific)
- explícito adj (containing material that might be deemed offensive)
- vulgar adj (containing material that might be deemed offensive)
Swedish
3 entries- explicit adj (very specific)
- explicit adj (containing material that might be deemed offensive)
- uttrycklig adj (very specific)
Tagalog
1 entries- lantad adj (very specific)
Vietnamese
1 entries- rõ ràng adj (very specific)
Sample sentences
14 total sentences available.
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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