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clear as day

clear as day adjective: quite clear.

Adjective

clear as day (not comparable)

  1. (simile) Quite clear.
    • 'What happened, Parkinson, is as clear as day,' explained Mr Carrados. 'The important thing now is to decide what to do ourselves.'1927, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], Max Carrados Mysteries
    Synonyms:
    clear as a bell, crystal clear, glass-clear

Synonyms of clear as day

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Forms of clear as day

alternative formclear as daylight
alternative formclear as sunshine

Questions about clear as day

What does clear as day mean?
Clear as day means quite clear.
What part of speech is clear as day?
Clear as day is an adjective.

Words near clear as day in the dictionary

  1. clear
  2. clear and convincing evidence
  3. clear as a bell
  4. clear as a mirror
  5. clear as crystal
  6. clear as day
  7. clear as mud
  8. clear as print
  9. clear as the sun at noonday
  10. clear away
  11. clear blue water

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