Explicitly and Tacitly

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Explicitly

Explicitly adverb - In an explicit manner.
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Tacitly is an antonym for explicitly.
Nearby Words: explicit, explicate

Tacitly

Tacitly adverb - In a tacit manner; by unexpressed agreement.
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Explicitly is an antonym for tacitly.
Nearby Word: tacit
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  • Driven to Suicide: The stories have lovers in dire straits as an integral part of the premise; consequently a disproportionate number of them include somebody admitting, explicitly or tacitly, that they were on the brink of ending it all when Mr Quin and Mr Satterthwaite straightened things out.
    Source: Literature / The Mysterious Mr Quin
  • Video Game / inFAMOUS: Second Son Healing Factor: Tacitly justified in the first two games by Cole simply being a powerful conduit, here it's explicitly played straight as fast-healing is straight-up said to be a Required Secondary Power for Conduits.
    Source: Video Game / inFAMOUS: Second Son
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