plain to see
plain to see adjective: evident; obvious.
Adjective
plain to see (not comparable)
- Evident; obvious.
- So what now? It's plain to see we're over
And I hate when things are over
When so much is left undone1993 October 13, Todd Pipes, “Breakfast at Tiffany's”, in Home, performed by Deep Blue Something, published 11 July 1995
- Synonyms:
- plain as day, plain as the nose on one's face, apparent, arrant, undoubted, glaring, bait, blatant, clear, clear as a bell
- So what now? It's plain to see we're over
Synonyms of plain to see
- plain as day
- plain as the nose on one's face
- apparent
- arrant
- undoubted
- glaring
- bait
- blatant
- clear
- clear as a bell
30 more synonymsFewer synonyms
- clear as day
- clear cut
- 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 Dunstable highway
- plain as porridge
- plain as print
- plain as Salisbury
- prima facie
- res ipsa loquitur
- splendent
- straightforward
- undissembled
- elucidate
- eyely
- notable
Questions about plain to see
- What does plain to see mean?
- Plain to see means evident; obvious.
- What part of speech is plain to see?
- Plain to see is an adjective.
Words near plain to see in the dictionary
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