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Definition/Meaning

(noun)

clear and unambiguous in providing or defining a criterion, guideline, or rule/law;

e.g. The governing board laid down some bright-line rules to regulate the activity.

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Similar Words

Apparent

Bald

Bald-faced

Barefaced

Black-and-white

Broad

Clean-cut

Clear

Clear-cut

Decided

Distinct

Evident

Lucid

Luculent

Luminous

Manifest

Nonambiguous

Obvious

Open-and-shut

Overt

Overtly

Palpable

Patent

Pellucid

Perspicuous

Plain

Ringing

Self-explanatory

Straightforward

Transparent

Unambiguous

Uncomplicated

Unequivocal

Unmistakable

Well-defined

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Opposite Words

Cloudy

Gauzy

Gray

Grey

Hazy

Illegible

Impalpable

Imperceptible

Imprecise

Incomprehensible

Indecipherable

Indefinite

Indeterminate

Indiscernible

Insensible

Misty

Murky

Nebulous

Noncommittal

Sketchy

Slippery

Subtle

Undecipherable

Unfathomable

Unintelligible

Unknowable

Unreadable

Vague

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Related Words

Appreciable

Black-and-white

Clean

Clean-cut

Cognizable

Comprehensible

Digestible

Discernible

Explicit

Fair

Intelligible

Legible

Noticeable

Observable

Overt

Perceptible

Readable

Self-evident

Self-explanatory

Sensible

Simple

Tangible

Tidy

Trenchant

Uncomplicated

Undisguised

Visible

Well-defined

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