Synonyms: Clear

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  1. clarify
    make clear and comprehensible
    It made things clear, it clarified motives and it certainly lifted the entire matter above segregation and desegregation. Black Like Me
  2. clarion
    loud and clear
    He tried to speak with a clarion voice. The Serpent King
    Clarion, like clarify, comes from the Latin word clarus, meaning "clear." Clarion refers to sound that's easily heard and understood.
  3. diaphanous
    so thin as to transmit light
    Then, peeling back the diaphanous curtains of the nearest window, she reveals a lush northward outlook of the city at night, the Empire State Building gleaming. New York Times (Aug 26, 2020)
    Thin white curtains are diaphanous: they let light through even if you can't see through them.
  4. limpid
    clear and bright
    She stared at the limpid, naked sky looking for traces of a cloud, hoping that sooner or later a drop of rain would fall to break the unbearable harshness of that lunar valley. The House of the Spirits: A Novel
  5. lucid
    transparently clear; easily understandable
    I was lucid—things were clear—but my tongue wouldn’t fit around the words. The Things They Carried
    Lucid means "clear," and is often used to refer to someone's mental state: awake, attentive, and focused.
  6. obvious
    easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind
    “I was so young when I began, and no one ever told me to consider the consequences. Of course, it seems so obvious now.” Strange the Dreamer
  7. pellucid
    transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity
    Sian's prose was as pellucid and accurate as ever. BBC (Apr 30, 2013)
    Pellucid can mean "shining," but it is also a synonym for transparent.
  8. translucent
    allowing light to pass through diffusely
    The skin of her face was nearly translucent; her veins were black rivers beneath her temples. Huntress
    Translucent is different from transparent: you can't see through whatever it is, but it does let light through.
  9. transparent
    able to be seen through with clarity
    The rain was clear and transparent against the light from the station. A Farewell To Arms
    In Latin, trans means "through" and parere means "to be visible." So transparent literally means "you can see through it."
  10. unambiguous
    having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning
    His visual language is crisp, unambiguous, hard to misinterpret, if it requires interpretation at all. New York Times (Mar 8, 2020)
Created on Fri Feb 19 11:25:01 EST 2021 (updated Mon Mar 22 17:33:04 EDT 2021)

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