Explicit
Explicit adjective - So clearly expressed as to leave no doubt about the meaning.
Intended and explicit are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Intended" instead an adjective "Explicit".
Nearby Word: explicitly
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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In City of Heroes, Cabal bosses with sonic attacks are called "Bane Sidhe," and their description makes the intended folk etymology explicit.
Source: Our Banshees Are Louder -
Everybody Has Lots of Sex: The climax (no pun intended) of the film involves Oscar floating through a Love Motel, witnessing several acts, including his sister having very explicit sex with Alex.
Source: Film / Enter the Void -
Lois McMaster Bujold is an explicit subscriber to this trope; she always intended for Aral Vorkosigan and Cordelia Naismith to have a kid, after she came up with them.
Source: Babies Ever After
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Intended and Explicit. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/explicit/intended
Explicit & Intended. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/explicit/intended>.
Intended or Explicit. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/explicit/intended.
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