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Synonyms & Antonyms of barefaced
not subject to misinterpretation or more than one interpretation
- a barefaced challenge for a fight
Synonyms for barefaced
- apparent,
- bald,
- bald-faced,
- 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
Words Related to barefaced
Near Antonyms for barefaced
Antonyms for barefaced
- ambiguous,
- clouded,
- cryptic,
- dark,
- enigmatic
- (also enigmatical),
- equivocal,
- indistinct,
- mysterious,
- nonobvious,
- obfuscated,
- obscure,
- unapparent,
- unclarified,
- unclear
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The first known use of barefaced was in 1590
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