明言|めいげんmeigen[3]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbdeclaration; statement
   政府せいふは減税げんぜいの意向いこうを明言めいげんした。↗

   The government has declared its intention to reduce taxes.

• Synonym言明げんめいWrittenWritten/formal prose. Very close to 「明言」 but much rarer; 「明言」 stresses saying something clearly, with no vagueness.
• Synonym断言だんげんNeutralAsserting something categorically; the emphasis is on the resolute, cut-and-dried tone of the statement.
• Synonym宣言せんげんNeutralA formal proclamation made to the outside, as in 「独立宣言」; stresses the public, outward-facing act of declaring.
• Synonym声明せいめいNeutralA statement put out by an organization or government; the emphasis is on its official character.
• Synonym表明ひょうめいNeutralMaking your attitude or intentions clear, as in 「辞意を表明」; about showing where you stand rather than declaring a fact.
• Synonym言い切るいいきるNeutralVerb. Asserting with finality, saying it once and for all; common in speech.
• Synonym確言かくげんWrittenWritten/formal prose. Saying something with certainty and no hedging; stresses the speaker's confidence.
• Related公言こうげんNeutralProfessing something openly; the point is saying it in front of others, not privately.
• Related言い張るいいはるNeutralVerb. Insisting on your own view, said stubbornly; what you claim need not be clear or definite.
• Related陳述ちんじゅつWrittenWritten/formal prose. Stating facts or views, often in court or formal testimony; the stress is on giving an account.
• Related主張しゅちょうNeutralA claim or opinion you hold to; the focus is on the stance itself, not on whether it is stated clearly.
• Related力説りきせつNeutralArguing a point with all your might, as in 「重要性を力説」; about pressing it hard, not about clarity.
• Related言い放ついいはなつNeutralVerb. Saying out something you would normally hesitate to say, often with a brazen or arrogant edge; colloquial.
• Related言い立てるいいたてるNeutralVerb. Taking up points one by one and holding forth on them; can come across as long-winded.
• Related道破どうはWrittenWritten/formal prose and rare. Declaring something flatly; can also mean refuting or talking an opponent down.
• Related宣するせんするWrittenLiterary verb, rare even in writing: to proclaim or announce formally, as in 「開会を宣する」.
• Antonym黙秘もくひNeutralAntonym. Staying silent and saying nothing, as in 「黙秘権」; the direct opposite of stating things plainly.
• Antonym暗黙あんもくNeutralAntonym. Tacit, unspoken understanding; the opposite of 「明言」, which is what is actually said out loud.

Use 「明言」 for saying something clearly and unambiguously, as in 「明言を避ける」 or 「辞任を明言する」. For a flat, resolute assertion pick 「断言」; for an official statement from an organization or government, 「声明」; for making an attitude or intention clear, 「表明」; in everyday speech, 「言い切る」. 「宣言」 is a formal public proclamation, 「公言」 an open declaration, 「主張」 a view you hold to, 「力説」 emphatic arguing. The opposite of saying it plainly is 「黙秘」, keeping silent.

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