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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for explicitness
Noun
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Youssef likes to start broad with his humor and then add layers of specificity.—
Proma Khosla,
IndieWire,
2 June 2025 -
So that lack of clarity and specificity is all the more reason why there's no deal and no meeting of the minds.—
Carrie Johnson,
NPR,
31 May 2025
Noun
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By Friday, Marines had been deployed in Los Angeles, with little clarity on whether their guns contained live rounds and under what circumstances they were authorized to fire.—
Anita Chabria,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2025
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This interview has been edited for brevity and clarity.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
13 June 2025
Noun
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Conduct an internal discovery and simplicity audit.—
Deanna Laster,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2025
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While a game like No Man's Sky, with its procedural generation and ambition, might be more stunning, there's something uniquely charming and satisfying about the simplicity of Astroneer.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
7 June 2025
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“Explicitness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/explicitness. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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