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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | apparent, understandable |
| Synonyms: | accessible, barefaced, bright, clear, clear as a bell, conclusive, conspicuous, discernible, distinct, distinguishable, evident, explicit, exposed, glaring, in evidence, indisputable, lucid, manifest, noticeable, observable, open, overt, palpable, patent, perceivable, perceptible, plain, precise, prominent, pronounced, public, recognizable, self-evident, self-explanatory, standing out, straightforward, transparent, unconcealed, undeniable, undisguised, unmistakable, unsubtle, visible |
| Notes: | oblivious means lacking all memory or lacking active conscious awareness or knowledge, while obvious means easily perceived or understood |
| Antonyms: | ambiguous, indefinite, obscure, unclear, vague |
| Main Entry: | axiomatic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | understood; aphoristic |
| Synonyms: | absolute, accepted, aphoristic, apothegmatic, assumed, certain, fundamental, given, indubitable, manifest, obvious, presupposed, proverbial, self-evident, unquestioned |
| Antonyms: | misunderstood, questionable, uncertain |
| Main Entry: | barefaced |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | shameless; open |
| Synonyms: | apparent, arrant, audacious, blatant, blunt, bold, brash, brassy, brazen, candid, clear, flagrant, frank, glaring, immodest, impudent, insolent, manifest, naked, obvious, palpable, temerarious, transparent, unabashed, unconcealed |
| Antonyms: | careful, quiet, shamed |
| Main Entry: | clear |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | understandable, apparent |
| Synonyms: | apprehensible, audible, clear-cut, coherent, comprehensible, conspicuous, crystal, definite, distinct, evident, explicit, express, graspable, incontrovertible, intelligible, knowable, legible, loud enough, lucent, lucid, manifest, obvious, open and shut, palpable, patent, perceptible, perspicuous, plain, precise, pronounced, readable, recognizable, sharp, simple, spelled out, straightforward, transparent, transpicuous, unambiguous, unblurred, uncomplicated, unequivocal, unmistakable, unquestionable |
| Antonyms: | ambiguous, indistinct, mysterious, obscure, unintelligible, vague |
| Main Entry: | clear-cut |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | definite |
| Synonyms: | assured, categorical, crystalline, decided, definitive, distinct, evident, explicit, express, indubitable, lucent, lucid, obvious, plain, precise, pronounced, sharp-cut, specific, straightforward, unambiguous, undisputed, undoubted, unequivocal, unquestioned, well-defined |
| Antonyms: | ambiguous, fuzzy, indefinite, vague |
| Main Entry: | commonplace |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | usual, everyday |
| Synonyms: | boiler plate, characterless, clichéd, colorless, conventional, corny*, customary, dime-a-dozen, familiar, familiar tune, garden variety, hackneyed, humdrum, lowly, mainstream, matter-of-course, mediocre, middle-of-the-road, middling, mundane, natural, normal, obvious, ordinary, pedestrian, plebeian, prevalent, prosaic, run-of-the-mill, stale, starch, stereotyped, threadbare, trite, typical, uneventful, unexceptional, uninteresting, unnoteworthy, vanilla, widespread, workaday, worn-out |
| Antonyms: | exceptional, infrequent, peculiar, rare, uncommon, unusual |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | definite |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | exact, clear |
| Synonyms: | audible, bold, categorical, clean-cut, clear-cut, clearly defined, complete, crisp, definitive, determined, distinct, distinguishable, downright, explicit, express, fixed, forthright, full, graphic, incisive, marked, minute, not vague, obvious, palpable, particular, plain, positive, precise, pronounced, ringing, severe, sharp, silhouetted, specific, straightforward, tangible, unambiguous, undubitable, unequivocal, unmistakable, visible, vivid, well-defined, well-grounded, well-marked |
| Notes: | definite means 'precise and unmistakable,' 'clear, sharply delineated'; definitive means 'final and conclusive,' 'complete, final, ultimate' - so a definitive example is a perfect example |
| Antonyms: | imprecise, indefinite, indistinct, inexact, not clear, obscure, uncertain, unclear, undefined, vague |
| Main Entry: | demonstrable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | provable, evident |
| Synonyms: | ascertainable, attestable, axiomatic, certain, conclusive, deducible, evincible, incontrovertible, indubitable, inferable, irrefutable, obvious, palpable, positive, self-evident, undeniable, unmistakable, verifiable |
| Antonyms: | distorted, doubtful, obscure, undemonstrable, unverifiable, vague |
| Main Entry: | discernible |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | recognizable; distinct |
| Synonyms: | apparent, appreciable, audible, clear, detectable, discoverable, distinguishable, noticeable, observable, obvious, palpable, perceivable, perceptible, plain, sensible, tangible, visible |
| Antonyms: | indistinct, invisible, obscured, unnoticeable, unrecognizable |
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