Synonyms of open-and-shut

open-and-shut

adjective

ˈō-pən-ən(d)-ˈshət 

as in obvious

not subject to misinterpretation or more than one interpretation

an open-and-shut case of robbery

Synonyms & Similar Words

• obvious
• apparent
• straightforward
• unmistakable
• evident
• clear
• distinct
• simple
• clear-cut
• broad
• lucid
• unambiguous
• transparent
• perspicuous
• unequivocal
• plain
• visible
• decided
• bright-line
• manifest
• ringing
• patent
• luminous
• palpable
• crystal clear
• bald
• unambivalent
• comprehensible
• understandable
• pellucid
• barefaced
• bald-faced
• noticeable
• intelligible
• explicit
• luculent
• tangible
• nonambiguous
• uncomplicated
• knowable
• tidy
• cognizable
• recognizable
• fathomable
• clean-cut
• digestible
• sensible
• self-evident
• appreciable
• overt
• self-explanatory
• graspable
• discernible
• undisguised
• comprehendible
• observable
• perceptible
• black-and-white
• readable
• trenchant
• cognoscible
• legible
• decipherable
• clean
• well-defined
• fair

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ambiguous
• obscure
• mysterious
• unclear
• equivocal
• dark
• indistinct
• enigmatic
• cryptic
• incomprehensible
• unfathomable
• clouded
• unintelligible
• unknowable
• indecipherable
• nonobvious
• unapparent
• imperceptible
• subtle
• vague
• gray
• unclarified
• obfuscated
• impalpable
• slippery
• indeterminate
• insensible
• inappreciable
• imprecise
• sketchy
• nebulous
• murky
• indefinite
• hazy
• noncommittal
• indiscernible
• cloudy
• misty
• gauzy
• illegible
• unreadable
• undecipherable

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of open-and-shut

Her payments were spotty, the lawyer said, but overall, the case had been open-and-shut. — Maggie Harrison Dupré, Futurism, 18 Mar. 2026

Lamar Jackson makes that an open-and-shut case. — Michael Cunningham, AJC.com, 6 Jan. 2026

As the years wore on, police and prosecutors released no updates to the public on why a case presented as open-and-shut was taking so long to reach a jury. — Kyle Hopkins, ProPublica, 24 Dec. 2025

The killings initially appeared to be an open-and-shut case of murder-suicide, at the hands of Jeremy’s sister, Sheila. — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2025