Explicit
Explicit adjective - So clearly expressed as to leave no doubt about the meaning.
Usage example: explicit instructions about what to do in an emergency
Intelligible is a synonym for explicit in understandable topic. In some cases you can use "Intelligible" instead an adjective "Explicit", when it comes to topics like comprehensible.
Nearby Word: explicitly
Intelligible
Intelligible adjective - Capable of being understood.
Explicit is a synonym for intelligible in lucid topic. You can use "Explicit" instead an adjective "Intelligible", if it concerns topics such as understandable, comprehensible.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- clear and explicit
- clear and intelligible
- express and explicit
- express and intelligible
- lucid and explicit
- lucid and intelligible
- precise and explicit
- precise and intelligible
- open and explicit
- open and intelligible
- obvious and explicit
- obvious and intelligible
- plain and explicit
- plain and intelligible
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Intelligible and Explicit. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/explicit/intelligible
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Intelligible or Explicit. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/explicit/intelligible.
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