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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, broad, clear, clear-cut, crystal clear, decided, distinct, evident, lucid, luminous, manifest, nonambiguous, obvious, open-and-shut, palpable, patent, pellucid, plain, straightforward, transparent, unambiguous, unambivalent, unequivocal, unmistakable
Words Related to perspicuous

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, unclouded

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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