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explicit, definite, express, specific mean perfectly clear in meaning. explicit implies such verbal plainness and distinctness that there is no need for inference and no room for difficulty in understanding.

- explicit instructions

definite stresses precise, clear statement or arrangement that leaves no doubt or indecision.

- the law is definite in such cases

express implies both explicitness and direct and positive utterance.

- her express wishes

specific applies to what is precisely and fully treated in detail or particular.

- two specific criticisms

express

noun , British

Synonyms and Antonyms of express

one that carries a message or does an errand

the solicitors employ an express to deliver their summonses

Synonyms of express

courier, go-between, messenger, page, runner

Words Related to express

forerunner, harbinger, herald

agent, ambassador, delegate, deputy, emissary, envoy, representative

bearer, carrier, deliveryman, letter carrier, mail carrier, mailman

express

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of express

1 to make known (as an idea, emotion, or opinion)

in a true democracy, a person can freely express his or her views

Synonyms of express

air, expound, give, look, raise, sound, state, vent, ventilate, voice

Words Related to express

advertise, announce, declare, enounce, enunciate, proclaim, say

broadcast, circulate, disseminate, publish

describe, write, write up

sound off, speak out, speak up

chime in

communicate, convey, put across, put over

offer, submit

Phrases Synonymous with express

give air to, put forth

Near Antonyms of express

censor, restrain, restrict

Antonyms of express

stifle, suppress

2 to apply external pressure on so as to force out the juice or contents of

except as a fun event at festivals, nowadays people do not make wine by expressing grapes with their feet

Synonyms of express

crush, mash, press, squeeze

Words Related to express

ream

pulp, puree (or purée)

extract, extrude

3 to communicate or convey (as an idea) to the mind

an upraised thumb is now universally recognized as a gesture expressing approval or encouragement

Synonyms of express

denote, import, intend, mean, signify, spell

Words Related to express

connote, imply, suggest

add up (to), amount (to)

hint, infer, insinuate, intimate

embody, epitomize, personify, represent, symbol, symbolize

advert, allude (to), cite, instance, mention, refer (to), specify, touch (on or upon)

designate, indicate, point (to), signal

announce, declare, proclaim

elucidate, explain

4 to convey in appropriate or telling terms

could you express your opinion of the book in words a little more precise than "lousy"?

Synonyms of express

articulate, clothe, couch, formulate, phrase, put, say, state, word

Words Related to express

craft, frame

hint, imply, insinuate, intimate, suggest

paraphrase, rephrase, restate, reword, summarize, translate

communicate, disclose, speak, talk, tell, utter, verbalize, vocalize

describe, render, write up

5 to represent in visible form

towering spires express in glass and steel the optimism of the age

Synonyms of express

body, embody, epitomize, externalize, incarnate, incorporate, instantiate, manifest, materialize, personalize, personify, substantiate

Words Related to express

actualize, concretize, realize

exemplify, illustrate, image, objectify, symbolize, typify

Antonyms of express

disembody

Synonym Discussion of express

express, vent, utter, voice, broach, air mean to make known what one thinks or feels. express suggests an impulse to reveal in words, gestures, actions, or what one creates or produces.