subtext
- noun
- /ˈsʌbˌtɛkst/
- But there remains a series of subtexts that reflect a more complicated picture.
- text and subtext
- clear subtext
- forms a subtext
That's been a lot of the subtext of the show.
- That's been a lot of the subtext of the show.
- Is that the subtext below that quote?
- You know, that's the the sort of the real life subtext of this sentence.
- Hamlet, both the character and also the play, will be a subtext throughout this talk.
- I mean, that's just good writing right there, just replacing all the subtext with with text.
- Like what, what's the, the, the, the subtext?
- You can see the subtext vividly in in the in the actors performances.
- So maybe in subtext there is a sense of urgency and, and even fear.
- But in the subtext, we all know that that the worst time of your life is your childhood.
- For example, readers who don't know who Fonnie Brown or Salinas were, what a Lima is, will miss some great subtext.
- The script is going to be it's going to give you some stuff, but it's more so knowing how to play what's not scripted, the subtext.
Examples
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That's been a lot of the subtext of the show.
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The novel's subtext explores themes of loss and redemption beneath its surface story.
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I feel like the subtext is the same for both which is I exist, right?
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Now, now the truth is the subtext of that question is that this person and this situation is actually important.
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There was always a subtext, a word I learned long after I had discovered its meaning.
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But there was a big subtext amongst all of it, which was this.
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But in the subtext, we all know that that the worst time of your life is your childhood.
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OK, so in some sense this is the subtext of the lecture.
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You know, one of the great subtexts of this trial for on a number of levels is insurance.
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So maybe in subtext there is a sense of urgency and, and even fear.
Synonyms
A hidden feeling or meaning that people notice beyond the main words
A hidden feeling beneath what someone shows or says
A hidden meaning under what someone says or does
A meaning someone suggests without saying it directly
How Hidden
- NSFW
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word subtext comes from sub- meaning 'under' and text meaning 'written words'. So subtext is the meaning 'under' the words, the hidden idea not said directly in speech, writing, or art.