Thesaurus:explicitly

Thesaurus

explicitly

English

Adverb

Sense: stated in direct terms with no ambiguity

Synonyms

• clearly
• directly
• downrightly (dated)
• explicitly
• expressis verbis
• expressly
• patently
• plainly
• specifically    [⇒ thesaurus]
• unambiguously
• unequivocally
• univocally

Antonyms

• ambiguously
• equivocally
• implicitly
• vaguely

Hyponyms

• definitively

Hypernyms

• distinctly
• obviously    [⇒ thesaurus]
• overtly
• specifically    [⇒ thesaurus]

Various

• bluntly

Related terms

• Thesaurus:explicit

Further reading

• “525. manifestation” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “explicitly” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.