barefaced

bare·faced

adjective \ˈber-ˈfāst\

Definition of BAREFACED

1

: having the face uncovered:

a : having no whiskers : beardless

b : wearing no mask

2

a : open, unconcealed <barefaced impudence>

b : having or showing a lack of scruples <a barefaced lie>

— bare·faced·ly \-ˈfā-səd-lē, -ˈfāst-lē\ adverb

— bare·faced·ness \-ˈfā-səd-nəs, -ˈfās(t)-nəs\ noun

Examples of BAREFACED

1. <a barefaced challenge for a fight>

First Known Use of BAREFACED

1590

Related to BAREFACED

Synonyms

apparent, bald, bald-faced, clear, bright-line, broad, clear-cut, crystal clear, decided, distinct, evident, lucid, luculent, luminous, manifest, nonambiguous, obvious, open-and-shut, palpable, patent, pellucid, perspicuous, plain, ringing, straightforward, transparent, unambiguous, unambivalent, unequivocal, unmistakable

Antonyms

ambiguous, clouded, cryptic, dark, enigmatic (also enigmatical), equivocal, indistinct, mysterious, nonobvious, obfuscated, obscure, unapparent, unclarified, unclear, unclouded

Related Words

cognizable, cognoscible, comprehendible, comprehensible, digestible, fathomable, graspable, intelligible, knowable, understandable; self-evident, self-explanatory; clean-cut, simple, tidy, uncomplicated; overt, undisguised; appreciable, perceptible, recognizable, sensible, tangible; discernible (also discernable), noticeable, observable, visible; black-and-white, explicit, trenchant, well-defined; clean, decipherable, fair, legible, readable

Near Antonyms

incomprehensible, indecipherable, unfathomable, unintelligible, unknowable; impalpable, imperceptible, inappreciable, indiscernible, insensible; cloudy, gauzy, gray (also grey), hazy, imprecise, indefinite, indeterminate, misty, murky, nebulous, noncommital, sketchy, slippery, subtle, vague; illegible, undecipherable, unreadable

Rhymes with BAREFACED

bald-faced, bold-faced, distaste, dough-faced, foretaste, impaste, lambaste, lightfaced, moonfaced, pie-faced, po-faced, posthaste, self-paced, shamefaced, shirtwaist, snail-paced, slipcased, stone-faced, straight-faced, straitlaced, toothpaste, two-faced, unchaste, unplaced, white-faced