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Obvious

Opposing; fronting.

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Apparent 84% connected

Capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to the eye; within sight or view.

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Apparent 84% connected

Capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to the eye; within sight or view.

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Axiomatic 84% connected

Alt. of Axiomatical

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Axiomatic 84% connected

Alt. of Axiomatical

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Demonstrable 84% connected

Capable of being demonstrated; that can be proved beyond doubt or question.

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Demonstrable 84% connected

Capable of being demonstrated; that can be proved beyond doubt or question.

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Evident 84% connected

Clear to the vision; especially, clear to the understanding, and satisfactory to the judgment; as, the figure or color of a body is evident to the se…

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Evident 84% connected

Clear to the vision; especially, clear to the understanding, and satisfactory to the judgment; as, the figure or color of a body is evident to the se…

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Frank 84% connected

A pigsty.

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Frank 84% connected

A pigsty.

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Manifest 84% connected

Evident to the senses, esp. to the sight; apparent; distinctly perceived; hence, obvious to the understanding; apparent to the mind; easily apprehens…

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Manifest 84% connected

Evident to the senses, esp. to the sight; apparent; distinctly perceived; hence, obvious to the understanding; apparent to the mind; easily apprehens…

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Palpable 84% connected

Capable of being touched and felt; perceptible by the touch; as, a palpable form.

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Palpable 84% connected

Capable of being touched and felt; perceptible by the touch; as, a palpable form.

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Patent 84% connected

Open; expanded; evident; apparent; unconcealed; manifest; public; conspicuous.

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Patent 84% connected

Open; expanded; evident; apparent; unconcealed; manifest; public; conspicuous.

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Plain 84% connected

To lament; to bewail; to complain.

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Plain 84% connected

To lament; to bewail; to complain.

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Provable 84% connected

Capable of being proved; demonstrable.

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Provable 84% connected

Capable of being proved; demonstrable.

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Self-evident 84% connected

Evident without proof or reasoning; producing certainty or conviction upon a bare presentation to the mind; as, a self-evident proposition or truth.

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Self-evident 84% connected

Evident without proof or reasoning; producing certainty or conviction upon a bare presentation to the mind; as, a self-evident proposition or truth.

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Transparent 84% connected

Having the property of transmitting rays of light, so that bodies can be distinctly seen through; pervious to light; diaphanous; pellucid; as, transp…

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Transparent 84% connected

Having the property of transmitting rays of light, so that bodies can be distinctly seen through; pervious to light; diaphanous; pellucid; as, transp…

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Unmistakable 84% connected

Incapable of being mistaken or misunderstood; clear; plain; obvious; evident.

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Unmistakable 84% connected

Incapable of being mistaken or misunderstood; clear; plain; obvious; evident.

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Open 66% connected

Free of access; not shut up; not closed; affording unobstructed ingress or egress; not impeding or preventing passage; not locked up or covered over;…

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Open 66% connected

Free of access; not shut up; not closed; affording unobstructed ingress or egress; not impeding or preventing passage; not locked up or covered over;…

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Overt 66% connected

Open to view; public; apparent; manifest.

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Overt 66% connected

Open to view; public; apparent; manifest.

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Patency 66% connected

The condition of being open, enlarged, or spread.

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Patency 66% connected

The condition of being open, enlarged, or spread.

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Clear 92% connected

Free from opaqueness; transparent; bright; light; luminous; unclouded.

general 78% interchangeable

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