INEXPLICIT Synonyms: 74 Similar and Opposite Words

inexplicit

adjective

ˌi-nik-ˈspli-sət

Definition of inexplicit

as in vague

not expressed in precise terms for questions like "What do you think of my new haircut?" sometimes an inexplicit response is safest

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Recent Examples of inexplicit Its particular target at that particular church on that particular morning remains the gesture’s one inexplicit feature. — Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2021

Recent Examples of Synonyms for inexplicit

Adjective

Recent criticism The century-old restaurant guide is famous for its secrecy; its inspectors are anonymous and the company releases only vague information about their evaluation process.

— Henri Hollis, AJC.com, 20 Oct. 2026
The plaintiffs had argued those terms were vague, and that the council selectively used them to silence prominent critics, violating their First Amendment rights.

— Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of vague

Adjective

In May 2025, NPR reported, citing two sources with direct knowledge, that Holmes had been advising Evans from prison, though the nature of that advice was unclear.

— Bilin Lin, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2026
How that list would be compiled, and by whom, and under what criteria, was left unclear.

— Barton Gellman, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of unclear

Adjective

Jones, Cullen and Locke are pleased to hear how effective the ambiguous ending to Black Church Bay is.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026
That’s a question for next season, but their flirtation has been built around Sid’s ambiguous motives from the beginning.

— Scott Tobias, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2026