plain synonyms

plain

modif.

  1. Obvious

    open, manifest, clear; see definite 1, 2, obvious 1, 2, understandable.

  2. Simple

    unadorned, unostentatious, unpretentious; see modest 2.

  3. Ordinary

    everyday, average, commonplace; see common 1, conventional 1, 3, dull 4, traditional 2.

  4. Homely

    plain-featured, coarse-featured, unattractive; see ugly 1.

  5. In blunt language

    outspoken, candid, frank, plain-spoken, impolite; see also abrupt 2, frank, rude 2. See syn. study at obvious.

plain

n.

prairie, steppe, pampas, champaign, reach, expanse, open country, lowland, flat, level land, mesa, savanna, llano, moorland, moor, heath, wold, steppe, tundra, playa, veldt, downs, peneplain, the High Plains; see also field 1, meadow.

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