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subtext
noun as in implicit meaning
Strong match
Example Sentences
The subtext: The judge didn’t need to impose harsh penalties; the market would take care of itself.
She became so important to me because I had largely built her out of subtext and this private part of her that mostly the audience was my biggest confidant.”
The subtext plays out in how the town confronts the other corruptions in its midst.
Out of Toronto, Times critic Amy Nicholson celebrated the film as “a devilish and dynamic adaptation,” remarking on DaCosta’s changes to Ibsen’s play by saying, “The spirit is faithful; the subtext is fresh.”
If you saw them, you may have missed the antimaterialist subtext, or the sweet, thoughtful person inside the performer.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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