nonexplicit
Left to inference
Nonexplicit describes content that avoids graphic or detailed depiction, especially of sex or violence.
A nonexplicit love scene might fade to black rather than show bodies.
The term often appears in content ratings and guidelines: The film contains nonexplicit references to drug use.
Compare with explicit, which means fully revealed or depicted.
Idea proposed for consideration
- innuendoOblique disparaging remark
- hintIndirect suggestion
- allusionIndirect reference to something
- insinuationIndirect, usually negative suggestion
connotation · intimation · undertone · overtone · subtext · undercurrent · inference · inferred
Having fine distinctions
- understatedDeliberately minimized in expression
- delicateEasily broken or harmed
- restrainedHeld under control
- mutedMade quieter or softer
soft · gentle · veiled · allusive · suggestive · elusive · indirect · low-key
Cleansed of contaminants
- cleanFree of soil
- family-friendlySuitable for all ages
- bowdlerizedEdited out indecencies
- editedAltered for improvement
redacted · expurgated · bleeped · pixelated · obscured · filtered · moderated · age-appropriate
Not verbally expressed
- unstatedNot openly expressed
- unvoicedNot expressed aloud
- unarticulatedNot verbally conveyed
- unsaidNot expressed verbally
unexpressed · wordless · silent · assumed · understood · unacknowledged · unmentioned · undeclared
Having multiple interpretations
- unclearNot easily understood
- indefiniteNot precisely determined
- impreciseLacking exactness or accuracy
- nebulousUnclear and formless
unspecific · general · broad · nonspecific · open-ended · equivocal · indeterminate · undefined
suggestion
Idea proposed for consideration
insinuation · connotation · intimation · undertone · overtone · subtext · undercurrent · inference · inferred · reading
nuanced
Having fine distinctions
- understatedDeliberately minimized in expression
- delicateEasily broken or harmed
- restrainedHeld under control
muted · soft · gentle · veiled · allusive · suggestive · elusive · indirect · low-key · tempered
sanitized
Cleansed of contaminants
- cleanFree of soil
- family-friendlySuitable for all ages
- bowdlerizedEdited out indecencies
edited · redacted · expurgated · bleeped · pixelated · obscured · filtered · moderated · age-appropriate · toned-down
unspoken
Not verbally expressed
- unstatedNot openly expressed
- unvoicedNot expressed aloud
- unarticulatedNot verbally conveyed
unsaid · unexpressed · wordless · silent · assumed · understood · unacknowledged · unmentioned · undeclared · implied
ambiguous
Having multiple interpretations
- unclearNot easily understood
- indefiniteNot precisely determined
- impreciseLacking exactness or accuracy
nebulous · unspecific · general · broad · nonspecific · open-ended · equivocal · indeterminate · undefined · undetailed
nonexplicitexplicit
Clearly and directly expressed
graphic · uncensored · X-rated · pornographic · adult
explicit, explicitly, explicitness, inexplicit, ply, plait, pleat, plea, pleasant