subtext
noun
the underlying or implicit meaning, as of a literary work.
subtextual
-
a word derived from
subtext.
Example Sentences
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Her faith is no facade, and it short-circuits the sort of subtextual psychological approach we might expect in a more typical bio-drama.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 24, 2025
But as that character’s absence grows more palpable, so does the show’s subtextual championing of personal bonds and expansive thinking.
From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2024
Mark Ronson: What we need is a song about a poseable plastic toy with subtextual references to the dehumanising effects of fame.
From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2023
“What, after all,” Zevin asks, “is a video game’s subtextual preoccupation if not the erasure of mortality?”
From Washington Post ● Jun. 28, 2022
Locating an ideal balance between impeccable mimicry and her own personal experience as a much-hounded celebrity, Stewart turns even her own counterintuitive casting into a subtextual weapon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2021
