" clear-cut "

1: not subject to misinterpretation or more than one interpretation;

  * e.g., " ... a clear-cut case of plagiarism that resulted in her immediate dismissal "

•  Synonyms : 

•  apparent,

•  bald,

•  bald-faced,

•  barefaced,

•  bright-line,

•  broad,

•  clear,

•  crystal clear,

•  decided,

•  distinct,

•  evident,

•  lucid,

•  luculent,

•  luminous,

•  manifest,

•  nonambiguous,

•  obvious,

•  open-and-shut,

•  palpable,

•  patent,

•  pellucid,

•  perspicuous,

•  plain,

•  ringing,

•  straightforward,

•  transparent,

•  unambiguous,

•  unambivalent,

•  unequivocal,

•  unmistakable

•  Antonyms : 

•  ambiguous,

•  clouded,

•  cryptic,

•  dark,

•  enigmatic,

•  equivocal,

•  indistinct,

•  mysterious,

•  nonobvious,

•  obfuscated,

•  obscure,

•  unapparent,

•  unclarified,

•  unclear

2: so clearly expressed as to leave no doubt about the meaning;

  * e.g., " ... clear-cut instructions that even an idiot should be able to follow "

•  Synonyms : 

•  definite,

•  definitive,

•  explicit,

•  express,

•  specific,

•  unambiguous,

•  unequivocal,

•  univocal

•  Antonyms : 

•  implicit,

•  implied,

•  inferred,

•  ambiguous,

•  circuitous,

•  equivocal,

•  indefinite,

•  inexplicit,

•  unspecific,

•  vague