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Implicit vs Inclusive - What's the difference?

implicit | inclusive |

As adjectives the difference between implicit and inclusive

is that implicit is implied indirectly, without being directly expressed while inclusive is including (almost) everything within its scope.

implicit

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Implied indirectly, without being directly expressed
  • * 1983 , (Ronald Reagan),
  • The Bible and its teachings helped form the basis for the Founding Fathers' abiding belief in the inalienable rights of the individual, rights which they found implicit in the Bible's teachings of the inherent worth and dignity of each individual.
  • Contained in the essential nature of something but not openly shown
  • Having no reservations or doubts; unquestioning or unconditional; usually said of faith or trust.
  • * 1765 , Anonymous,
  • He is not only a zealous advocate for pusilanimous and passive obedience, but for the most implicit faith in the dictatorial mandates of power.
  • (obsolete) entangled, twisted together.
  • * Alexander Pope
  • In his woolly fleece I cling implicit .

    Synonyms

    * (implied indirectly) implied, unspoken * (contained in the essential nature) inherent, intrinsic * (having no reservations) unconditional, unquestioning

    Antonyms

    * explicit

    Derived terms

    * implicitly * implicitness

    inclusive

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • including (almost) everything within its scope
  • An inclusive list of Wiki formats
  • including the extremes as well as the area between
  • Numbers 1 to 10 inclusive
  • (linguistics) of, or relating to the first-person plural pronoun when including the person being addressed
  • As the we' in ''If you want, '''we could go back to my place for coffee.

    Derived terms

    * all-inclusive * self-inclusive

    See also

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