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单词 barefaced
释义

barefaced

adjective

bare·​faced ˈber-ˈfāst How to pronounce barefaced (audio)
1
: having the face uncovered:
a
: having no whiskers : beardless
b
: wearing no mask
2
a
: open, unconcealed
barefaced impudence
b
: having or showing a lack of scruples
a barefaced lie
barefacedly
ˈber-ˈfā-səd-lē How to pronounce barefaced (audio)
-ˈfāst-lē
adverb
barefacedness
ˈber-ˈfā-səd-nəs How to pronounce barefaced (audio)
-ˈfās(t)-nəs
noun

Synonyms

  • apparent
  • bald
  • bald-faced
  • bright-line
  • broad
  • clear
  • clear-cut
  • crystal clear
  • decided
  • distinct
  • evident
  • lucid
  • luculent
  • luminous
  • manifest
  • nonambiguous
  • obvious
  • open-and-shut
  • palpable
  • patent
  • pellucid
  • perspicuous
  • plain
  • ringing
  • straightforward
  • transparent
  • unambiguous
  • unambivalent
  • unequivocal
  • unmistakable
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Example Sentences

a barefaced challenge for a fight
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Word History

First Known Use

1590, in the meaning defined at sense 1

barefaced

adjective

as in obvious
not subject to misinterpretation or more than one interpretation a barefaced challenge for a fight

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • obvious
  • apparent
  • unmistakable
  • straightforward
  • evident
  • clear
  • distinct
  • plain
  • transparent
  • bald-faced
  • lucid
  • visible
  • perspicuous
  • unequivocal
  • bald
  • broad
  • unambiguous
  • simple
  • luminous
  • decided
  • manifest
  • patent
  • palpable
  • ringing
  • crystal clear
  • pellucid
  • open-and-shut
  • unambivalent
  • undisguised
  • clear-cut
  • noticeable
  • understandable
  • intelligible
  • nonambiguous
  • explicit
  • luculent
  • comprehensible
  • tangible
  • bright-line
  • tidy
  • uncomplicated
  • overt
  • recognizable
  • knowable
  • appreciable
  • graspable
  • digestible
  • discernible
  • sensible
  • observable
  • comprehendible
  • cognizable
  • fathomable
  • perceptible
  • self-evident
  • cognoscible
  • self-explanatory
  • clean-cut
  • legible
  • clean
  • readable
  • trenchant
  • decipherable
  • discernable
  • black-and-white
  • well-defined
  • fair

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • ambiguous
  • equivocal
  • dark
  • obscure
  • cryptic
  • enigmatic
  • mysterious
  • indistinct
  • unintelligible
  • enigmatical
  • unfathomable
  • unclear
  • indecipherable
  • unclarified
  • clouded
  • incomprehensible
  • subtle
  • obfuscated
  • vague
  • imperceptible
  • unknowable
  • impalpable
  • grey
  • gray
  • unapparent
  • inappreciable
  • insensible
  • slippery
  • sketchy
  • indiscernible
  • hazy
  • indefinite
  • gauzy
  • imprecise
  • indeterminate
  • nebulous
  • nonobvious
  • misty
  • murky
  • cloudy
  • illegible
  • unreadable
  • noncommittal
  • undecipherable
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