| ADJECTIVE | all | expressed, uttered, verbalized, verbalised | communicated in words / words |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | expressed, explicit | precisely and clearly / clearly / clearly expressed or readily observable |
| Sounds | ihkspreh'st | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abreast ... zest: 75 rhymes with ehst... | |
| Meaning | Communicated in words / words. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | uttered, verbalized, verbalised | |
| Broader | spoken | Uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech |
| Meaning | precisely and clearly / clearly / clearly expressed or readily observable; leaving nothing to implication. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | explicit | |
| Attribute of | explicitness | clarity as a consequence of being explicit |
| Narrower | declared, stated | declared as fact |
| definitive, unequivocal | clearly / clearly / clearly defined or formulated | |
| express | not tacit or implied | |
| graphic | describing / describing nudity or sexual activity in graphic detail | |
| hard-core, hardcore | Extremely explicit | |
| See also | definite | precise |
| denotative, denotive | Having the power of explicitly denoting or designating or naming | |
| overt, open | open and observable | |
| unequivocal, univocal, unambiguous | Admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding | |
| Opposite | implicit, inexplicit | Implied though not directly expressed |
| Catalan | explícit | |
| Spanish | explícito, manifiesto | |