Explicit

Adjective

 * 1) very specific, clear, or detailed
 * 2) containing material (e.g. language or film footage) that might be deemed offensive or graphic

Adverbs for Explicit
elaborately; clearly; fully; succinctly; tersely; curtly; definitely; undeniably; unusually; highly; oddly; unnecessarily; needlessly; carefully; meticulously; strangely; curiously; noticeably; graphically; broadly; dogmatically; officially; imperiously; decisively; formally; solemnly; ominously.

Synonyms for Explicit
express, overt, definite, express, plain, positive, clear, intelligible, evident, categorical, comprehensible, certain, precise, exact, determinate, absolute, obvious, manifest, distinct.

Antonyms for Explicit
implicit, unexplicit, indefinite, hazy, nixed, doubtful, confused, unintelligible, puzzling, vague, indeterminate, obscure, ambiguous, involved, equivocal, dubious.

Derived terms

 * explicitly
 * explicitness

Related terms

 * explicate
 * explication
 * explicator

Thesaurus
absolute, accurate, admitting no exception, all-out, apparent, artless, bluff, blunt, broad, brusque, candid, categorical, categorically, certain, clean-cut, clear, clear as crystal, clear as day, clear-cut, coherent, complete, conclusive, connected, consistent, correct, crisp, crystal-clear, crystalline, decided, decisive, defined, definite, definitely, definitive, determinate, direct, discernible, distinct, downright, entire, evident, exact, explicitly, express, final, fixed, flat, flat-out, forthright, frank, frankhearted, free, free-speaking, free-spoken, free-tongued, genuine, global, heart-to-heart, implicit, inappealable, indisputable, indubitable, ingenuous, limpid, loud and clear, lucid, luminous, manifest, noticeable, observable, obvious, open, open-and-shut, openhearted, out-and-out, outright, outspoken, palpable, patent, pellucid, perceivable, perceptible, peremptory, perfect, perspicuous, plain, plain as day, plain-spoken, positive, precise, round, seeable, self-evident, self-explaining, self-explanatory, simple, sincere, specific, specifically, stated, straight, straight-out, straightforward, sure, tangible, to be seen, total, translucent, transparent, transpicuous, unambiguous, unchecked, uncircumscribed, unconditional, unconditioned, unconfused, unconstrained, understandable, undoubting, unequivocal, unguarded, unhampered, unhesitating, univocal, unlimited, unmistakable, unmitigated, unqualified, unquestioning, unreserved, unrestrained, unrestricted, unwaivable, utter, visible, well-defined, whole, without exception, without reserve

Etymology
First attested 1609, from explicite:, from  explicitus:, a past participle of explico:, from ex-: + plico:. Pornographic sense is from 1971.

Translations

 * Arabic: صريح
 * Czech:
 * Danish: tydelig, bestemt, udstrykkelig, eksplicit
 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish:, ,


 * German:, , ,
 * Japanese: 明確な, 明白な,
 * Polish: szczegółowy,, wprost
 * Russian: ясный,
 * Swedish: uttrycklig,


 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: ,
 * Japanese: どぎつい, あからさまな


 * Russian: откровенный
 * Swedish:

Etymology
explico:

Noun

 * 1) end of a story