Explicitly
Explicitly adverb - In an explicit manner.
Pointedly and explicitly are semantically related in definitely topic. In some cases you can use "Pointedly" instead an adverb "Explicitly", when it comes to topics like expressly.
Pointedly
Pointedly adverb - In such a manner as to make something clearly evident.
Explicitly and pointedly are semantically related in definitely topic. You can use "Explicitly" instead an adverb "Pointedly", if it concerns topics such as expressly.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- precisely and explicitly
- precisely and pointedly
- absolutely and explicitly
- absolutely and pointedly
- definitely and explicitly
- definitely and pointedly
- plainly and explicitly
- plainly and pointedly
- exactly and explicitly
- exactly and pointedly
- accurately and explicitly
- accurately and pointedly
- clearly and explicitly
- clearly and pointedly
Both words in one sentence
- Despite explicitly using an Alcubierre Drive, which in some ways could be described as a Defictionalisation of a Star Trek warp drive, the narrative pointedly uses "hyperspace" instead of subspace.
Source: Subspace or Hyperspace - The phrase may be used explicitly, or the decision may be implicit, with the two pointedly talking about everything but what just happened.
Source: That Didn't Happen -
Christianity Is Catholic: Rune-Midgart's primary religion is not explicitly Christian, but still has a pointedly Catholic flavour.
Source: Video Game / Ragnarok Online
Cite this Source
Pointedly and Explicitly. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/explicitly/pointedly
Explicitly & Pointedly. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/explicitly/pointedly>.
Pointedly or Explicitly. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/explicitly/pointedly.
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