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Definitely vs Explicitly - What's the difference?

definitely | explicitly |

As adverbs the difference between definitely and explicitly

is that definitely is without question and beyond doubt while explicitly is in an explicit manner.

definitely

English

Adverb

(en adverb)
  • Without question and beyond doubt.
    • The mother definitely has love for her child.
  • In a definite manner; decisively.
  • * Nikolai Gogol, The Nose (in translation)
    • And the Nose definitely turned away.

    explicitly

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • In an explicit manner.
  • *

    • Antonyms

    * implicitly