Collocations for explicit - adj.
VERBS
be
become
make sth, render sth
We think such information should be made explicit and not left vague.
become
make sth, render sth
We think such information should be made explicit and not left vague.
ADVERB
extremely,
fairly,
very,
etc.
highly
a highly explicit description of torture
highly
a highly explicit description of torture
absolutely,
fully,
quite
Our orders were quite explicit.
Our orders were quite explicit.
increasingly
sexually
sexually
PREPOSITION
about
The government has been quite explicit about its intentions.
The government has been quite explicit about its intentions.
as to
She told him he needed to improve, without being explicit as to how.
She told him he needed to improve, without being explicit as to how.
Explicit is used with these nouns:
acknowledgement, aim, authorization, consent, criticism, denial, detail, goal, guideline, instruction, lyrics, material, mention, permission, policy, recognition, reference, rejection, request, sex, statement, threat
acknowledgement, aim, authorization, consent, criticism, denial, detail, goal, guideline, instruction, lyrics, material, mention, permission, policy, recognition, reference, rejection, request, sex, statement, threat