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

Okay, Noah is somehow a Manhunter, though how this came to be is left vague and almost intangible for much of the episode.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
The law includes an exception for when a pregnant person’s life is in danger, but physicians and lawyers have said the language is vague and could be interpreted differently by different doctors and hospitals.

— Ciara McCarthy October 5, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of vague

Adjective

Rappers Lucki and Playboi Carti were seen in videos posted to social media, though the cause of the fight and its participants remain unclear.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
The prognosis for a Tennessee woman who survived two doses of lethal injection is still unclear, according to her lawyer, who said doctors are still trying to clear the lethal drug administered during her execution attempt.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of unclear

Adjective

Here, the movie acquires an ambiguous power, and the proceedings begin to head south.

— Lé Baltar, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2026
To reveal more of Okita’s endlessly surprising and playfully ambiguous script would be to rob audiences of the film’s numerous pleasures, which run the gamut from hearty belly-laughs to heartbreaking melodrama.

— James Marsh, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026