View synonyms for explicitly

explicitly

[ ik-splis-it-lee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adverb

in a way that is clearly expressed, demonstrated, or formulated:
There are a couple of important points that I wish had been made more clearly and explicitly.
We should also explicitly advocate for ourselves when it comes to promotions or raises.
in a way that is direct or precise; specifically:
Women and underrepresented minorities are explicitly invited to apply.
in a graphic or detailed way; not leaving anything to the imagination:
The art to be displayed cannot include explicitly sexual scenes, nudity, or salacious or revealing imagery.

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Other Words From

o·ver·ex·plic·it·ly adverb
qua·si-ex·plic·it·ly adverb
su·per·ex·plic·it·ly adverb
un·ex·plic·it·ly adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of explicitly¹

explicit ( def ) + -ly

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Example Sentences

But with “Bird,” which deploys the splendid vérité intimacy of her longtime cinematographer Robbie Ryan, Arnold seems intent on explicitly acknowledging a debt to Loach, forging an exuberantly poetic conversation with the director’s boy-and-his-falcon 1969 classic “Kes.”

From Los Angeles Times

Having lost the backing of the Sierra Club, America’s anti-immigration movement turned more explicitly to climate change — and to one of Zuckerman’s Sierra Club colleagues, Leon Kolankiewicz, an environmental planner versed in sprawl and impact studies and a longtime proponent of the idea that the planet had a limited carrying capacity.

From Salon

He has pledged an executive order but birthright citizenship is explicitly guaranteed by the US Constitution, meaning it can only be altered under specific circumstances.

From BBC

He has, after all, explicitly threatened to withhold aid from any governor who tries to resist his plans.

From Salon

Pro-Trump thought leaders like Tucker Carlson, Joe Rogan and the Proud Boys are explicitly sexist.

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