subtext
About 0.41 uses per million words.
Meaning
- noun An implicit meaning of a text, often a literary one, or a speech or dialogue.
Everyone heard the announcement, but not everyone agrees on what the subtext was.
- verb To create or use a subtext.
Similar words
connotation aspect addition argument flavour undertone undersong submind undersense undercurrent
Often followed by
of in to is that for and was here
Word family
subtexts subtextual subtextually
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