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单词 open-and-shut
释义

open-and-shut

adjective

ˈō-pən-ən(d)-ˈshət How to pronounce open-and-shut (audio)
1
: perfectly simple : obvious
2
: easily settled
an open-and-shut case of grand larceny

Synonyms

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

First Known Use

1841, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

open-and-shut

adjective

ˌō-pən-ən-ˈshət
: plain entry 1 sense 3, obvious
The police say it's an open-and-shut case.

open-and-shut

adjective

as in obvious
not subject to misinterpretation or more than one interpretation an open-and-shut case of robbery

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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