Antonyms for explicitly

Grammar : Adv

Spell : ik-splis-it

Phonetic Transcription : ɪkˈsplɪs ɪt

Definition of explicitly

Origin : 1630s, from explicit + -ly (2). Opposed to implicitly.

As in particularly : adv specifically
As in purposely : adv intentionally
As in specifically : adv expressly, particularly
As in surely : adv without doubt
As in definitely : adv certainly
As in exactly : adv accurately, particularly
As in expressly : adv definitely, unambiguously

Example sentences :

Now tell me, just as explicitly as you have told me this, exactly what it is that you fear.
Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter

It will be noticed that the request is implied, not explicitly stated.
Extract from : « Unwritten Literature of Hawaii » by Nathaniel Bright Emerson

And he waited for Rendel to answer the question which had not been explicitly asked.
Extract from : « The Arbiter » by Lady F. E. E. Bell

Perhaps by that time I may be able to say explicitly yes or no.
Extract from : « The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. VIII » by Various

We say explicitly: I value this trifle for its associations.
Extract from : « The Sense of Beauty » by George Santayana

Ovid nowhere else explicitly describes any of his Getic poems.
Extract from : « The Last Poems of Ovid » by Ovid

Of these strangers it is explicitly said they are to be treated precisely as brethren of their own blood.
Extract from : « Usury » by Calvin Elliott

Nay, the Israelites were explicitly forbidden to swear by them.
Extract from : « The Ordinance of Covenanting » by John Cunningham

And the oath prescribed for them on returning was explicitly an averment of truth.
Extract from : « The Ordinance of Covenanting » by John Cunningham

This approval has been explicitly declared in this exercise.
Extract from : « The Ordinance of Covenanting » by John Cunningham

Synonyms for explicitly

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