expressly
Said with clarity
Expressly means explicitly or for a specific purpose.
When something is expressly stated, it's said directly and unambiguously: The contract expressly forbids subletting.
When something is done expressly for a purpose, it's done specifically for that reason: I came here expressly to see you.
Both senses emphasize deliberate clarity or intent.
Stated in clear terms
- specificallyIn a precise manner
- particularlyTo an unusual extent
- purposelyDone with intent
- speciallyFor a specific purpose
distinctly · precisely · clearly · unambiguously · plainly · directly · overtly · manifestly
Completely, without exception
- especiallyTo an exceptional degree
- particularlyTo an unusual extent
- exactlyWith total accuracy
- preciselyIn an exact manner
just · solely · exclusively · entirely · wholly · purely · singularly · uniquely
Done with intention
- purposefullyWith conscious intention
- intentionallyBy conscious choice
- consciouslyWith deliberate awareness
- willfullyDone on purpose
knowingly · designedly · calculatedly · premeditatedly · voluntarily · wittingly · advisedly · studiedly
explicitly
Stated in clear terms
- specificallyIn a precise manner
- particularlyTo an unusual extent
- purposelyDone with intent
specially · distinctly · precisely · clearly · unambiguously · plainly · directly · overtly · manifestly · unmistakably
absolutely
Completely, without exception
- especiallyTo an exceptional degree
- particularlyTo an unusual extent
- exactlyWith total accuracy
precisely · just · solely · exclusively · entirely · wholly · purely · singularly · uniquely · only
deliberately
Done with intention
- purposefullyWith conscious intention
- intentionallyBy conscious choice
- consciouslyWith deliberate awareness
willfully · knowingly · designedly · calculatedly · premeditatedly · voluntarily · wittingly · advisedly · studiedly · by design
expresslyimplicitly
Without direct expression
tacitly · indirectly · ambiguously · obliquely · covertly
expresslybroadly
In general terms
vaguely · generally · imprecisely · loosely · indefinitely
expresslyaccidentally
Without intent or design
inadvertently · unintentionally · incidentally · coincidentally · by chance
- express laneFaster route or checkout
- facial expressionEmotive muscle positioning
- blank expressionFace devoid of emotion
- Pineapple ExpressPacific storm moisture pathway
- express trainLimited-stop rail service
- gender expressionOutward manifestation of identity
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