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How does the adjective lucid differ from other similar words?

The words clear and perspicuous are common synonyms of lucid. While all three words mean "quickly and easily understood," lucid suggests a clear logical coherence and evident order of arrangement.

a lucid explanation

Where would clear be a reasonable alternative to lucid?

While in some cases nearly identical to lucid, clear implies freedom from obscurity, ambiguity, or undue complexity.

clear instructions

In what contexts can perspicuous take the place of lucid?

The words perspicuous and lucid are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, perspicuous applies to a style that is simple and elegant as well as clear.

a perspicuous style

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of lucid Just like the Nômade property in Tulum, Nômade Temple Holbox is mindfulness focused to the core, offering experiences ranging from introductory yoga classes to more out-there wellness experiences like lucid dreaming sound journeys. Carley Rojas Ávila, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025 Floating somewhere between lucid dreams and nightmares, Desde el Coma feels like waking up gasping for air — a kaleidoscope of bruises, chaos, and resurrection. Natalia Cano, Billboard, 22 Aug. 2025 This year dropped me headfirst into a reality that feels more like lucid dreaming with a lighting rig. Bob Bonniol, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2025 Castillo’s prose is luminous and lucid, balancing humor and emotion with wicked aplomb. Gabrielle Bellot, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for lucid
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lucid
Adjective
  • With its luminous foliage, 'Lemon-Lime' Nandina makes a striking accent in shady plantings.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 6 Nov. 2025
  • The luminous roll call has Henry Cavill leading a cast that already includes Russell Crowe, Marisa Abela, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, Jeremy Irons and Djimon Hounsou, as well as Max Zhang and Drew McIntyre.
    Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • Coaching is stable under Jon Scheyer, who starts his fourth season after replacing the legendary Mike Krzyzewski.
    Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
  • The fund aims to support original game projects from the R&D phase with early-stage capital, offering Taiwanese development teams stable financial backing and professional guidance to transform their ideas into internationally competitive original IPs.
    Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • However, Mamdani is still a clear frontrunner heading into Election Day, and maintained a two-digit lead in other polls taken just days earlier.
    Connor Greene, Time, 4 Nov. 2025
  • The assertions came despite a lack of clear scientific evidence, and Kenvue has called them simply false.
    NPR, NPR, 4 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • The ceremony featured a dazzling light and music show outside the museum, with massive screens displaying Egypt's ancient monuments.
    Ayat Al-Tawy, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2025
  • To see nature’s most dazzling show, there’s perhaps no better place to grab a front-row seat than the Yukon.
    Mae Hamilton, Travel + Leisure, 1 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • Eggers' stunning visuals and meticulous pace draw viewers into their increasingly desperate mania, gradually wedging open the door between rational interpretation and supernatural inescapability.
    Dennis Perkins, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
  • The results showed that the chimps’ decisions aligned with rational patterns of belief revision.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • One obvious reason for my interest in the movie, then, was that Walter Matthau reminded me, a little bit, of my father.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Nov. 2025
  • There are good pieces in place, but replacing or re-signing Bregman seems to be an obvious offseason priority, and another impact starter would certainly help.
    Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • All that is seen of the Monster is their glowing red stare, and this relates to how Pisces are always looking at others from the sidelines with their own perceptions.
    Lisa Stardust, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
  • In a surprising discovery, our team has detected glowing nickel vapor in the gas surrounding the incoming interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS at an extraordinary distance from the sun, where temperatures remain far too cold for metals to normally vaporize.
    Darryl Seligman, Space.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Delays start to increase On Day 31 of the 2019 shutdown, 10% of TSA workers called in sick - triple the normal absence rate.
    Doyinsola Oladipo, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Even though there were rumors about layoffs the day before, everything had seemed relatively normal.
    Lea Chen, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025

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“Lucid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lucid. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.

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