exply

ex·ply
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US, UK/ɛksˈplaɪ/

verb

To clearly and unambiguously state something.

“"To be honest, I just don't like this song", Alice explied.”

Similar
explainexplicatemake oneself clear
Opposite
implysuggestinsinuate
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Meanings

verbexply (third-person singular simple present explies, present participle explying, simple past and past participle explied)

present singular third person explies · participle present explying · participle past explied · past explied · first person past singular explied · past second person singular explied · present singular third person explies · past singular third person explied · past plural explied · past subjunctive explied · participle present explying · participle past explied

  1. transitiveTo clearly and unambiguously state something.

    "To be honest, I just don't like this song", Alice explied.

    1 more example

    To exply that he was enjoying his meal, Charlie shouted, "This food tastes amazing!"

    Synonyms: explain, explicate, make oneself clear · Antonyms: imply, suggest, insinuate

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo clearly and unambiguously state something.

Similar
explainexplicatemake oneself clear
Opposite
implysuggestinsinuate

Origin

Back-formation from explicit, compare with implicit–imply.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with exply

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APA

exply. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exply

MLA

“exply.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exply. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “exply,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exply.

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