Explicit
Explicit adjective - So clearly expressed as to leave no doubt about the meaning.
True and explicit are semantically related. In some cases you can use "True" instead an adjective "Explicit".
Nearby Word: explicitly
True
True adjective - Being exactly as appears or as claimed.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- It's never made explicit whether it's true or he's just bragging, though either is equally plausible.
Source: I Know Your True Name - The same was true, but considerably more (sexually) explicit, in The Film of the Book, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.
- One episode gets pretty explicit about it, with a manifesto video by the Alpha terrorist group Red Flag talking about "the recognition of true neurodiversity."
Source: Neurodiversity Is Supernatural
Cite this Source
True and Explicit. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/explicit/true
Explicit & True. N.p., 2016. Web. 29 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/explicit/true>.
True or Explicit. 2016. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/explicit/true.
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