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EXPLICIT Antonyms

There are 11 antonyms of the word explicit. (opposite meanings)
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Best Opposite Words For EXPLICIT

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implicit
adjectiveadj
adjective

• implied though not directly expressed; inherent in the nature of something

adjective satellite

• being without doubt or reserve

vague
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not precisely limited, determined, or distinguished

adjective satellite

• not clearly expressed or understood

• lacking clarity or distinctness

ambiguous
adjectiveadj
adjective

• open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead

• having more than one possible meaning

adjective satellite

• having no intrinsic or objective meaning; not organized in conventional patterns

indirect
adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
adjective

• not direct in spatial dimension; not leading by a straight line or course to a destination

• descended from a common ancestor but through different lines

• extended senses; not direct in manner or language or behavior or action

adjective satellite

• having intervening factors or persons or influences

• not as a direct effect or consequence

tacit
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• implied by or inferred from actions or statements

unspoken
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• expressed without speech

• not made explicit

unstated
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• not made explicit

veiled
adjectiveadj
adjective

• having or as if having a veil or concealing cover

adjective satellite

• muted or unclear

implied
verb, adjectivev, adj
verb

• express or state indirectly

• suggest as a logically necessary consequence; in logic

• have as a logical consequence

• suggest that someone is guilty

• have as a necessary feature

inferred
verb, adjectivev, adj
verb

• reason by deduction; establish by deduction

• draw from specific cases for more general cases

• conclude by reasoning; in logic

• guess correctly; solve by guessing

• believe to be the case

circumspect
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• heedful of potential consequences

Alternatives for IMPLICIT

Alternatives for VAGUE

Alternatives for AMBIGUOUS

Alternatives for INDIRECT

Alternatives for TACIT

Alternatives for UNSPOKEN

Alternatives for UNSTATED

Alternatives for VEILED

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