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Definition/Meaning

(adjective)

simple, obvious, unambiguous and uncomplicated, easy to understand and resolve;

e.g. His accusation was open-and-shut because there were several witnesses to the crime.

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Similar Words

Apparent

Bald

Bald-faced

Barefaced

Black-and-white

Bright-line

Broad

Clean-cut

Clear

Clear-cut

Decided

Distinct

Evident

Lucid

Luculent

Luminous

Manifest

Nonambiguous

Obvious

Overt

Overtly

Palpable

Patent

Pellucid

Perspicuous

Plain

Ringing

Self-explanatory

Straightforward

Transparent

Unambiguous

Uncomplicated

Unequivocal

Unmistakable

Unproblematic

Well-defined

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Opposite Words

Arcane

Cloudy

Cryptic

Debatable

Deep

Delicate

Dodgy

Doubtful

Dubious

Dubitable

Enigmatic

Equivocal

Exact

Fine

Finespun

Fishy

Gauzy

Gray

Grey

Hairline

Hazy

Illegible

Impalpable

Impenetrable

Imperceptible

Imponderable

Imprecise

Incomprehensible

Indecipherable

Indecisive

Indefinite

Indeterminate

Indiscernible

Inscrutable

Insensible

Misty

Murky

Mysterious

Mystic

Mystical

Nebulous

Noncommittal

Nuanced

Occult

Problematic

Queer

Questionable

Refined

Shady

Shaky

Sketchy

Slippery

So-called

Subtle

Suspect

Suspicious

Uncanny

Undecipherable

Unfathomable

Unintelligible

Unknowable

Unreadable

Vague

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Related Words

Appreciable

Black-and-white

Cheap

Clean

Clean-cut

Cognizable

Comprehensible

Digestible

Discernible

Downhill

Easy

Effortless

Explicit

Facile

Fair

Fluent

Fluid

Intelligible

Legible

Light

Noticeable

Observable

Overt

Perceptible

Readable

Ready

Royal

Self-evident

Self-explanatory

Sensible

Simple

Smooth

Snap

Soft

Tangible

Tidy

Trenchant

Uncomplicated

Undisguised

Visible

Well-defined

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