What is an antonym of 'graphic'?

The graphic movie is for adults only because most of the scenes are unsuitable for children. What is an antonym of 'graphic'? ..... (*) detailed (*) explicit (*) implicit (*) clear


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There is no antonym of “Graphic” in its literal sense because the word “graphic” literally means “like a graph”. And there can be no opposite to nouns, only adjectives, adverbs, and prepositions.

There could be an antonym to how the word is used in the context, but none of the words above would fit that description.

When “Graphic” is in reference to a movie, it either refers to violence or sexual content, so an antonym to that particular usage (not meaning) of the word “Graphic” would be something like “wholesome”, “kid safe”, “child-friendly”, “family friendly”, etc.

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Hi Claude, welcome to our forum. In the given context the word ‘graphic’ is an adjective meaning ‘in great detail’. One of the antonyms to ‘graphic’ is ‘implicit’ which means ‘implied though not directly expressed’.

Hope this makes sense to you. Best regards, Torsten

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