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Synonyms & Antonyms of clear-cut
1
not subject to misinterpretation or more than one interpretation
- a clear-cut case of plagiarism that resulted in her immediate dismissal
Synonyms for clear-cut
- apparent,
- bald,
- bald-faced,
- barefaced,
- bright-line,
- broad,
- clear,
- 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
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- ambiguous,
- clouded,
- cryptic,
- dark,
- enigmatic
- (also enigmatical),
- equivocal,
- indistinct,
- mysterious,
- nonobvious,
- obfuscated,
- obscure,
- unapparent,
- unclarified,
- unclear
2
so clearly expressed as to leave no doubt about the meaning
- clear-cut instructions that even an idiot should be able to follow
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“Clear-cut.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clear-cut. Accessed 29 Nov. 2021.
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The first known use of clear-cut was in 1849
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