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perspicuous

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of perspicuous

not subject to misinterpretation or more than one interpretation

believing that poetry need not be as perspicuous as prose, he writes poems that are intentionally ambiguous

Synonyms of perspicuous

apparent, bald, bald-faced, barefaced, bright-line, broad, clear, clear-cut, crystal clear, decided, distinct, evident, lucid, luculent, luminous, manifest, nonambiguous, obvious, open-and-shut, palpable, patent, pellucid, plain, ringing, straightforward, transparent, unambiguous, unambivalent, unequivocal, unmistakable

Words Related to perspicuous

cognizable, cognoscible, comprehendible, comprehensible, digestible, fathomable, graspable, intelligible, knowable, understandable

self-evident, self-explanatory

clean-cut, simple, tidy, uncomplicated

overt, undisguised

appreciable, perceptible, recognizable, sensible, tangible

discernible (also discernable), noticeable, observable, visible

black-and-white, explicit, trenchant, well-defined

clean, decipherable, fair, legible, readable

Near Antonyms of perspicuous

incomprehensible, indecipherable, unfathomable, unintelligible, unknowable

impalpable, imperceptible, inappreciable, indiscernible, insensible

cloudy, gauzy, gray (also grey), hazy, imprecise, indefinite, indeterminate, misty, murky, nebulous, noncommittal, sketchy, slippery, subtle, vague

illegible, undecipherable, unreadable

Antonyms of perspicuous

ambiguous, clouded, cryptic, dark, enigmatic (also enigmatical), equivocal, indistinct, mysterious, nonobvious, obfuscated, obscure, unapparent, unclarified, unclear

Synonym Discussion of perspicuous

clear, perspicuous, lucid mean quickly and easily understood. clear implies freedom from obscurity, ambiguity, or undue complexity.

- clear instructions

perspicuous applies to a style that is simple and elegant as well as clear.

- a perspicuous style

lucid suggests a clear logical coherence and evident order of arrangement.

- a lucid explanation

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