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Plain

🔄 Synonyms of "Plain"

30 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
austere	Grim or severe in manner or appearance.
starknoun	Plain in appearance; barren, desolate.
manifestverb	Evident to the senses, especially to the sight; apparent; distinctly perceived.
modest	Not bragging or boasting about oneself or one's achievements; unpretentious, humble.
severenoun	Very bad or intense.
directverb	Proceeding without deviation or interruption.
evident	Obviously true by simple observation.
apparent	Clear or manifest to the understanding; plain; evident; obvious; known; palpable; indubitable.
obvious	Easily discovered, seen, or understood; self-explanatory.
evidently	In a manner which makes the fact or conclusion evident; obviously; as may be clearly inferred.
fieldnoun	A land area free of woodland, cities, and towns; an area of open country.
purenoun	Free of flaws or imperfections; unsullied.
generalnoun	Including or involving every part or member of a given or implied entity, whole, etc.; common to all, universal.
simplenoun	Uncomplicated; lacking complexity; taken by itself, with nothing added.
unpretentious	Simple, humble, not pretentious, plain.
kvetchnoun	To whine or complain, often needlessly and incessantly.
chaste	Sexually pure, abstaining from immoral or unlawful sexual intercourse.
homely	(Canada, US) Lacking in beauty or elegance, plain in appearance, physically unattractive.
obviously	In an obvious or clearly apparent manner.
solidnoun	(of an object or substance) That can be picked up or held, having a texture, and usually firm. Unlike a liquid, gas or plasma.
patently	(usually negative) In a clear and unambiguous manner.
quetchverb	Alternative form of quitch. [(transitive, obsolete) To shake (something); to stir, move.]
trimnoun	(transitive) To reduce slightly; to cut; especially, to remove excess.
apparently	Seemingly; in appearance.
patentnoun	(law) An official document granting an appointment, privilege, or right, or some property or title; letters patent.

↔️ Antonyms of "Plain"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
fancynoun	The imagination.
degenerateverb	(of qualities) Having deteriorated, degraded or fallen from normal, coherent, balanced and desirable to undesirable and typically abnormal.
dropnoun	(also figuratively) A small quantity of liquid, just large enough to hold its own round shape through surface tension, especially one that falls from a source of liquid.
deteriorateverb	(intransitive) To grow worse; to be impaired in quality; to degenerate.
cheernoun	(uncountable) A cheerful attitude; happiness; a good, happy, or positive mood.
chirk upverb	(idiomatic, intransitive) To become more cheerful; to perk up or become animated or enthusiastic.
patterned	Conformed to a pattern, a model to be followed.
cheer upverb	(transitive, idiomatic) To make someone happier or less downcast.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Plain"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
self-coloured	(British spelling) Of a single uniform colour.
solidnoun	(of an object or substance) That can be picked up or held, having a texture, and usually firm. Unlike a liquid, gas or plasma.
trimnoun	(transitive) To reduce slightly; to cut; especially, to remove excess.
homely	(Canada, US) Lacking in beauty or elegance, plain in appearance, physically unattractive.
merenoun	Just, only; no more than, pure and simple, neither more nor better than might be expected.
kickverb	(transitive) To strike or hit with the foot or other extremity of the leg.
tailored	Adjusted by a tailor, fitted.
sheernoun	(by extension) Downright; complete; pure.
apparent	Clear or manifest to the understanding; plain; evident; obvious; known; palpable; indubitable.
generalnoun	Including or involving every part or member of a given or implied entity, whole, etc.; common to all, universal.
champaignnoun	Pertaining to open countryside; unforested, flat.
manifestverb	Evident to the senses, especially to the sight; apparent; distinctly perceived.
knitverb	(ambitransitive) To turn thread or yarn into a piece of fabric by forming loops that are pulled through each other. This can be done by hand with needles or by machine.
fieldnoun	A land area free of woodland, cities, and towns; an area of open country.
popularnoun	Liked by many people; generally pleasing, widely admired.
literalnoun	Exactly as stated; read or understood without interpretation; according to the letter; not figurative or metaphorical; following the letter or exact words; not taking liberties; etymonic rather than idiomatic.
severenoun	Very bad or intense.
starknoun	Plain in appearance; barren, desolate.
evidently	In a manner which makes the fact or conclusion evident; obviously; as may be clearly inferred.
obvious	Easily discovered, seen, or understood; self-explanatory.