Explicit
Explicit adjective - Precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable; leaving nothing to implication.
Usage example: explicit instructions
Open is a synonym for explicit in specific topic. In some cases you can use "Open" instead an adjective "Explicit", when it comes to topics like frank, outspoken.
Nearby Word: explicitly
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Both Tira and Chocolate Misu of Sorcerer Hunters have crushes (a sweet and quiet one in Tira's case, a much more explicit and open in Chocolate's) on Carrot Glace.
Source: Childhood Friend Romance -
Guy-on-Guy Is Hot: Although not terribly explicit, the book contains numerous cases of open gay lust and endless Homoerotic Subtext.
Source: Literature / Havemercy -
The ability to open anything (not limited to doors) is an explicit superpower in Neverwhere, belonging to Door and her family.
Source: Master of Unlocking
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Open and Explicit. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/explicit/open
Explicit & Open. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/explicit/open>.
Open or Explicit. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/explicit/open.
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