1. underlying or implicit meanings in speech, writing, or other forms of communication that are not directly stated
Usage: plural of subtext

Examples

• The novel contains multiple subtexts about social inequality.
• Political speeches often have subtexts that appeal to specific voter groups.
• The teacher helped students identify the subtexts in the poem.
• Their conversation had several subtexts that made everyone uncomfortable.
• Film critics analyzed the subtexts of power and corruption in the movie.
• The playwright embedded feminist subtexts throughout the drama.