WELL-DEFINED Synonyms: 111 Similar and Opposite Words

well-defined

adjective

Definition of well-defined

as in lucid

easy to see or understand a well-defined boundary well-defined policies

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Recent Examples of well-defined Variables needed to be well-defined and accounted for, even in their unpredictability. — Literary Hub, 5 May 2026 From a risk/reward standpoint, the trade is well-defined. — Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 10 Apr. 2026 Her layered drum programming is intricate and well-defined, never overloading or crowding out any particular sound. — Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 24 Feb. 2026 The characters around him are less well-defined at this point, though the likability of the actors goes a long way. — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 2 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for well-defined

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But his memory, of a long career as a reporter around the globe, with turns as an essayist, a historian, a novelist, and a political activist, remains almost eerily lucid.

— Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2026
These 16 slaps are lucid and adventurous, featuring random Jay Electronica warblings, DJ Quik rhythms, and a couple of surprisingly appropriate Westside Gunn vignettes.

— Will Dukes, Rolling Stone, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of lucid

Adjective

To best protect the environment and your plants, Ankit Singh, assistant professor and ornamental horticulture educator at the University of Maine Extension, recommends using plain brown paper grocery bags as mulch.

— SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 27 Sep. 2026
Use cachepots to hide plain plant pots, protect surfaces from water damage, and elevate home decor without repotting.

— Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of plain

Adjective

Via Pignasecca 17 Pioneering, award-winning pizzaiolo Ciro Salvo is known for his particularly digestible dough, which is lighter and crispier than the norm, thanks to the higher percentage of water to flour.

— Nicky Swallow, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Sep. 2026
The issue actually lies in just a simple lack of understanding of how to drill down those messages into something that’s truly digestible for the audience.

— Lynn Smith, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of digestible

Adjective

Ahead, design industry pros share the 7 decor mistakes that could be outdating your living room, along with simple fixes to refresh the space.

— Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Sep. 2026
The equation is even simpler for Bernie Margulies, CEO of American Compute, which advises on risk management for GPU financing.

— Kif Leswing,Isabel O'Brien,Seema Mody, CNBC, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of simple

Adjective

But a separate document — a transcript of a November 2024 interview with campus police, according to WCBS — shows Doe made a more explicit accusation.

— Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026
The first episode’s opening sequence seems designed to make this feature formally explicit.

— Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of explicit

Adjective

Russian media highlighted an even broader collection of technologies, including mass drone deployments, counter-drone systems, electronic warfare, precision weapons and mobile assault units.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026
Individually, the songs on Beat were largely recognizable in the broader indie rock world—post-rock and shoegaze live alongside torchy trip-hop and pure ambient.

— Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of broad

Adjective

Einbinder and Sarandon were both detained during the protest, and in the hours after her release, the Hacks star re-upped her unambiguous condemnation of Netanyahu’s New York visit.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2026
And the data is unambiguous about what determines who gets cited.

— Ohad Ben Artzi, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026

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