explicitly

/ɪksplˈɪsʌtli/adverb4 syllables

Explicitly means: in an explicit manner.

Synonyms for explicitly9

also used for explicitly

expressly, unambiguously, clearly, directly, downrightly, expressis verbis, patently, plainly, specifically

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Opposites of explicitly

implicitly

What does explicitly mean?1

adverb

1

in an explicit manner“in his foreword Professor Clark puts it explicitly”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with explicitly?1

four syllables

implicitly

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Explicitly in a sentence

Advocating the status quo, explicitly or implicitly, is advocating a political agenda.shekitten
The government explicitly declared its intention to lower taxes.CK
The user must explicitly enter a value into this field.deniko
She explicitly told him that she would not go to the movies with him.yfou
Not everything is stated explicitly in this story.megamanenm
According to Tatoeba rules, you explicitly shouldn't orient yourself to translations in other languages.Miktsoanit
Do I really need to write it explicitly?tiramisu
That's implicit. You don't need to state it explicitly.AlanF_US

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