Synonyms of explicitness

explicitness

noun

1

as in specificity

careful thoroughness of detail

the explicitness of the instruction about human reproduction should be appropriate for the age of the students receiving it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• specificity
• accuracy
• attentiveness
• precision
• preciseness
• particularity
• carefulness
• selectivity
• care
• circumspection
• conscientiousness
• meticulousness
• scrupulousness
• discrimination
• cautiousness
• exactness
• fussiness
• alertness
• exactitude
• finickiness
• meticulosity
• finicalness
• fineness
• heedfulness
• definitude

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• generality
• inaccuracy
• imprecision
• vagueness
• inexactness
• indistinctness

2

as in clarity

clearness of expression

the user's manual is written with such rare explicitness that the average consumer actually has a chance of understanding it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• clarity
• simplicity
• lucidity
• perspicuity
• directness
• lucidness
• incisiveness
• perspicuousness
• openness
• incision
• forthrightness
• readability
• straightforwardness
• intelligibility
• comprehensibility
• legibility
• readableness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ambiguity
• opacity
• obscurity
• unclarity
• opaqueness
• obliqueness
• equivocation
• obliquity
• inscrutability
• incomprehensibility
• unintelligibility
• impenetrability
• indirectness
• ambiguousness
• indistinctness
• vagueness
• deviousness
• incoherence
• obscureness
• dimness
• equivocalness
• fuzziness
• disjointedness
• inscrutableness
• faintness
• incomprehensibleness
• muddiness
• unintelligibleness
• circuitousness
• nebulousness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of explicitness

Pretty Baby had been banned in many countries for its explicitness, particularly nude scenes featuring the underage Shields, but that didn't deter overzealous fans in the French Riviera. — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 2 June 2026

The film frankly depicts the extreme sub-dom relationship that Erika lures Elliot into, peppered with Araki’s trademark playful-surrealism while committed to a certain, refreshing explicitness. — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 23 Jan. 2026

While Western societies tend to favor clear, direct communication, Haque said non-Western cultures often view such explicitness as disrespectful, meaning people with roots in those cultures learn to strike a delicate balance between appeasing a difficult elder and staying true to oneself. — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 25 Nov. 2025

In a season dominated by a search for sensuality without explicitness, fringe delivered a fresh solution. — Alex Badia, Footwear News, 19 Nov. 2025

However, Swift's explicitness pales in comparison to the amount of profanity across the music industry, research shows. — Melina Khan, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025

Evans’ gritty drama will undoubtedly turn off sensitive viewers given its explicitness. — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2025

Getting or ‘recruiting’ such help can be done with various verbal and embodied actions ranging in explicitness. — IEEE Spectrum, 22 Jan. 2021