bald-faced

adjective

ˈbȯl(d)-ˈfāst 

: barefaced

a bald-faced lie

Synonyms

• apparent
• bald
• barefaced
• bright-line
• broad
• clear
• 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

Word History

First Known Use

1761, in the meaning defined above