plain as porridge
plain as porridge adjective: very clear and evident.
Adjective
plain as porridge (not comparable)
- Very clear and evident.
- Synonyms:
- apparent, arrant, undoubted, glaring, bait, blatant, clear, clear as a bell, clear as day, clear cut
- Antonyms:
- apparent, arrant, undoubted, glaring, bait, blatant, clear, clear as a bell, clear as day, clear cut
- Very unattractive or unprepossessing.
- a face plain as porridge
Synonyms of plain as porridge
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- conspicuous
- crystal clear
- cut and dried
- decided
- evident
- intuitive
- manifest
- noticeable
- obvious
- open-and-shut
- ostensible
- palpable
- patent
- plain
- plain as a haystack
- plain as a pikestaff
- plain as day
- plain as Dunstable highway
- plain as print
- plain as Salisbury
- plain as the nose on one's face
- prima facie
- res ipsa loquitur
- splendent
- straightforward
- undissembled
- elucidate
- eyely
- notable
Antonyms
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Questions about plain as porridge
- What does plain as porridge mean?
- Plain as porridge means very clear and evident.
- What part of speech is plain as porridge?
- Plain as porridge is an adjective.
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