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| Main Entry: | plain |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | level land |
| Synonyms: | expanse, field, flat, grassland, level, meadow, moor, plateau, prairie, steppe, tundra, champaign, flatland, heath, moorland, open country |
| Notes: | plane is essentially the same word as plain, both ultimately coming from Latin planus 'flat' or 'clear' |
| Main Entry: | plain |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | clear, obvious |
| Synonyms: | apparent, audible, broad, comprehensible, definite, distinct, evident, legible, lucid, manifest, open, open-and-shut*, palpable, patent, transparent, understandable, visible, big as life, talking turkey |
| Antonyms: | complex, complicated, hidden, intricate, unclear, vague, obscured |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | plain |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | straightforward in speech |
| Synonyms: | abrupt, artless, blunt, candid, direct, forthright, frank, guileless, honest, impolite, ingenuous, open, outspoken, rude, sincere |
| Antonyms: | abstruse, ambiguous, imperceptible, incomprehensible, obscure, unclear, vague |
| Main Entry: | plain |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | normal, everyday |
| Synonyms: | average, common, commonplace, conventional, dull, homely, lowly, modest, ordinary, quotidian, routine, simple, traditional, usual, vanilla*, white-bread, workaday |
| Antonyms: | abnormal, complex, difficult, extraordinary, uncommon |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | plain |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unembellished, basic |
| Synonyms: | austere, bare, bare bones*, clean, discreet, dry, modest, pure, restrained, severe, simple, spartan, stark, unvarnished, vanilla*, muted, stripped down |
| Antonyms: | formal, ornate, decorated, dressed-up, embellished |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | plain |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | ugly |
| Synonyms: | deformed, homely, ordinary, hard on the eyes, not beautiful, plain-featured |
| Antonyms: | attractive, beautiful, pretty |
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| Synonyms: |
-nouns
plain, tableland, face of the country; open country, champaign country; basin, downs, waste, weary waste, desert, wild, steppe, pampas, savanna, prairie, heath, common, wold, veldt; moor, moorland; busch; plateau (level) [more]; campagna; alkali flat, llano; mesa, mesilla [U.S.], playa; shaking prairie, trembling prairie; vega., meadow, mead, haugh, pasurage, park, field, lawn, green, plat, plot, grassplat, greensward, sward, turf, sod, heather; lea, ley, lay; grounds; maidan, agostadero.
-adjectives
champaign, alluvial; campestral, campestrial, campestrian, campestrine.
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| Main Entry: | appreciable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | easily noticed; considerable |
| Synonyms: | apparent, clear-cut, definite, discernible, estimable, evident, healthy, large, manifest, marked, material, measurable, noticeable, observable, obvious, perceivable, perceptible, plain, pronounced, sensible, significant, sizable, substantial, tangible, visible, ascertainable, detectable, distinguishable, good-sized, goodly, recognizable |
| Antonyms: | imperceptible, negligible, unnoticed, inconsiderable, unappreciable |
| Main Entry: | artless |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | simple |
| Synonyms: | direct, genuine, guileless, honest, ingenuous, innocent, naive, natural, open, plain, pure, sincere, straight, straightforward, true, unadorned, unaffected, unpretentious, unsophisticated, up front, talking turkey, uncontrived |
| Antonyms: | artful, complicated, contrived, pretentious, sophisticated |
| Main Entry: | audible |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | able to be heard |
| Synonyms: | auricular, clear, deafening, discernible, distinct, loud, perceptible, plain, aural, detectable, hearable, loud enough, resounding, roaring, sounding, within earshot |
| Antonyms: | inaudible |
| Main Entry: | candid |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | honest |
| Synonyms: | aboveboard, bluff, blunt, equal, equitable, fair, forthright, frank, free, genuine, guileless, impartial, ingenuous, just, objective, open, outspoken, plain, scrupulous, sincere, straightforward, truthful, unbiased, unequivocal, unprejudiced, up front, upright, frontal, right up front, talking turkey, telling it like it is, uncolored, unpretended |
| Antonyms: | artful, deceitful, devious, lying, tricky |
| Main Entry: | clear-cut |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | definite |
| Synonyms: | assured, categorical, decided, definitive, distinct, evident, explicit, express, indubitable, lucid, obvious, plain, precise, pronounced, specific, straightforward, unambiguous, undisputed, undoubted, unequivocal, well-defined, crystalline, lucent, sharp-cut, unquestioned |
| Antonyms: | ambiguous, fuzzy, indefinite, vague |
| Main Entry: | comprehensible |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | understandable |
| Synonyms: | clear, coherent, conceivable, explicit, intelligible, knowable, lucid, luminous, plain, apprehensible, comprehendible, fathomable, graspable |
| Antonyms: | exclusive, incomplete, unintelligible, nonunderstandable |
| Main Entry: | definitive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | authoritative |
| Synonyms: | absolute, actual, categorical, clear-cut, complete, conclusive, decisive, definite, determining, downright*, ending, exhaustive, express, final, flat out*, last, perfect, plain, precise, real, reliable, specific, terminal, ultimate, unambiguous, closing, completing, concluding, finishing, limiting, nailed down, settling, straight out, terminating |
| Antonyms: | incomplete, inconclusive, inexact, interim, temporary, unreliable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | discernible |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | recognizable; distinct |
| Synonyms: | apparent, appreciable, audible, clear, noticeable, observable, obvious, palpable, perceivable, perceptible, plain, sensible, tangible, visible, detectable, discoverable, distinguishable |
| Antonyms: | indistinct, invisible, unrecognizable, obscured, unnoticeable |
| Main Entry: | dowdy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | poorly dressed; old-fashioned |
| Synonyms: | antiquated, archaic, baggy, bedraggled, bygone, dated, dingy, drab, dull, frowzy*, frumpy*, homely, moldy, old hat, out-of-date, outdated, outmoded, passé, plain, run-down, shabby, sloppy, slovenly, stodgy, tacky, tasteless, unfashionable, unkempt, unseemly, untidy, vintage, wrinkled, blowsy, scrubby, slatternly, unstylish |
| Antonyms: | chic, classy, fashionable, modern |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | downright |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | thorough, absolute |
| Synonyms: | blatant, blunt, categorical, certain, clear, complete, damned, explicit, flat, gross, honest, indubitable, open, out-and-out, outright, plain, positive, simple, sincere, straight, straightforward, sure, thoroughgoing, total, unequivocal, unmitigated, unqualified, unquestionable, utter, whole, undisguised |
| Main Entry: | elementary |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | simple, basic |
| Synonyms: | ABCs, abecedarian, basal, beginning, child's play, clear, duck soup*, easy, elemental, essential, facile, foundational, fundamental, initial, introductory, meat and potatoes*, original, plain, prefatory, preliminary, primary, primitive, primo, rudimentary, simplest, simplex, simplified, straightforward, substratal, uncomplex, uncomplicated, underlying |
| Antonyms: | abstruse, advanced, complex, complicated, compound, difficult, hard, intricate, involved, secondary |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | everyday |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | common |
| Synonyms: | accustomed, average, commonplace, conventional, customary, daily, dime a dozen, dull, familiar, frequent, habitual, informal, lowly, mainstream, middle-of-the-road*, mundane, normal, ordinary, per diem, plain, prosaic, quotidian, routine, run-of-the-mill*, stock, unexceptional, unimaginative, usual, vanilla*, wonted, garden variety, unremarkable, whitebread, workaday |
| Antonyms: | abnormal, different, exceptional, special, uncommon, unexpected, unfamiliar, unusual |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | evident |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | apparent, clear |
| Synonyms: | axiomatic, barefaced*, clear-cut, conspicuous, distinct, fact, incontrovertible, indisputable, logical, manifest, noticeable, obvious, open-and-shut*, palpable, patent, perceptible, plain, reasonable, straightforward, tangible, unambiguous, unmistakable, visible, crystal clear, incontestable, plain as day |
| Antonyms: | disputable, hidden, indefinite, obscure, secret, uncertain, unclear, unknown, unsure, vague, mistakable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
Cite This Source
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
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