Explicitly
Explicitly adverb - In an explicit manner.
Outright and explicitly are semantically related in definitely topic. In some cases you can use "Outright" instead an adverb "Explicitly".
Outright
Outright adverb - Without reservation or concealment.
Explicitly and outright are semantically related in openly topic. Sometimes you can use "Explicitly" instead an adverb "Outright".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- directly and explicitly
- directly and outright
- absolutely and explicitly
- absolutely and outright
- quite and explicitly
- quite and outright
- wholly and explicitly
- wholly and outright
- altogether and explicitly
- altogether and outright
- completely and explicitly
- completely and outright
- totally and explicitly
- totally and outright
Both words in one sentence
- Rather than show these explicitly, this technique was employed — and often, was done well enough that it was more disturbing than seeing it outright.
Source: Offscreen Crash - In MirrorMask, it's never said outright what is afflicting Helena's mother, but the implication is pretty clear that it's a brain tumor (it's also stated explicitly in the companion book).
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The only thing that stop them from being outright lesbian is that their love isn't explicitly stated to be romantic.
Source: Ho Yay / Anime
Cite this Source
Outright and Explicitly. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/explicitly/outright
Explicitly & Outright. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/explicitly/outright>.
Outright or Explicitly. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/explicitly/outright.
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