inexplicit

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adjective

Not explicit.

Similar
implicitimplicit ininherentunderlyingsilenttacitunderstoodunexpressed
OriginEnglish explicit ← Middle English in- ← Latin in- →
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Meanings

adjective
  1. Not explicit.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveimplied though not directly expressed; inherent in the nature of something

Similar
implicitimplicit ininherentunderlyingsilenttacitunderstoodunexpressedunsaidunstated
Also see
implicitinherentsilenttacitunderlyingunderstoodunexpressedunsaidunspokenunstatedunutteredunverbalizedunvoiced

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Middle Englishin-
  6. Englishin-
  7. Englishexplicit
  8. Englishinexplicit

From in- + explicit.

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APA

inexplicit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inexplicit

MLA

“inexplicit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inexplicit. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “inexplicit,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inexplicit.

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