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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | abrupt, steep |
| Synonyms: | arduous, erect, headlong, perpendicular, precipitate, precipitous, sideling, upright |
| Notes: | shear(s) (noun) are large scissors with strong blades - (verb) to remove fleece, hair, or foliage by cutting or clipping; sheer (adjective) means complete and without restriction or qualification - (verb) turn sharply or change direction abruptly |
| Antonyms: | moderate, slow |
| Main Entry: | sheer |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | see-through, thin |
| Synonyms: | airy, chiffon, clear, cobwebby, delicate, diaphanous, filmy, fine, flimsy, fragile, gauzy, gossamer, lacy, limpid, lucid, pellucid, pure, slight, smooth, soft, tiffany, translucent, transparent |
| Notes: | shear(s) (noun) are large scissors with strong blades - (verb) to remove fleece, hair, or foliage by cutting or clipping; sheer (adjective) means complete and without restriction or qualification - (verb) turn sharply or change direction abruptly |
| Antonyms: | heavy, impermeable, thick |
| Main Entry: | absolute |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | without limit |
| Synonyms: | complete, consummate, downright, entire, flat out, free, full, infinite, no catch, no fine print, no holds barred, no ifs ands or buts, no joke, no strings attached, outright, plenary, pure, sheer, simple, straight out, supreme, thorough, total, unabridged, unadulterated, unconditional, unlimited, unqualified, unrestricted, utter |
| Antonyms: | accountable, circumscribed, limited, restricted, tractable |
| Main Entry: | bare |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | simple, unadorned |
| Synonyms: | austere, bald, basic, blunt, chaste, cold, essential, hard, literal, meager, mere, modest, scant, severe, sheer, simple, spare, stark, unembellished, unornamented |
| Notes: | bare is to uncover or reveal or to expose; bear is to hold up, support, transport - or an animal |
| Antonyms: | adorned, decorated |
| Main Entry: | blank |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | absolute, utter |
| Synonyms: | complete, downright, out-and-out, outright, perfect, regular, sheer, straight-out, thorough, total, unconditional, unqualified |
| Main Entry: | blatant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | obvious; brazen |
| Synonyms: | arrant, bald, barefaced, brassy, clear, conspicuous, crying, flagrant, flashy, flaunting, garish, gaudy, glaring, glitzy, impudent, loud, meretricious, naked, obtrusive, ostentatious, outright, overbold, overt, plain, prominent, pronounced, protrusive, screaming, shameless, sheer, showy, snazzy, unabashed, unblushing, unmitigated |
| Notes: | flagrant implies shocking and reprehensible, while blatant is obvious, contrived, and usually obnoxious; flagrant is a stronger term than blatant |
| Antonyms: | inconspicuous, quiet, subtle, unpronounced |
| Main Entry: | complete |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | utter, absolute |
| Synonyms: | blank, blanket, categorical, consummate, downright, dyed-in-the-wool, flawless, impeccable, out-and-out, outright, perfect, positive, sheer, thorough, thoroughgoing, total, unblemished, unconditional, unmitigated, unqualified, whole |
| Main Entry: | diaphanous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | fine, see-through |
| Synonyms: | chiffon, clear, cobweblike, delicate, filmy, flimsy, gauzy, gossamer, light, pellucid, pure, sheer, thin, translucent, transparent |
| Antonyms: | opaque, thick |
| Main Entry: | extreme |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | beyond reason and convention |
| Synonyms: | absolute, desperate, dire, downright, drastic, egregious, exaggerated, exceptional, excessive, extraordinary, extravagant, fabulous, fanatical, flagrant, gross, harsh, immoderate, improper, imprudent, inordinate, intemperate, irrational, nonsensical, out of proportion, out-and-out, outrageous, overkill, preposterous, rabid, radical, remarkable, rigid, severe, sheer, stern, strict, thorough, unbending, uncommon, uncompromising, unconventional, unreasonable, unseemly, unusual, utter, zealous |
| Antonyms: | mild, moderate |
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