barefaced

bare·faced

adj \ˈber-ˈfāst\

Definition of BAREFACED

1

: having the face uncovered: a : having no whiskers : beardless b : wearing no mask

2

a : open, unconcealed <barefaced impudence> b : having or showing a lack of scruples <a barefaced lie>

— bare·faced·ly \-ˈfā-səd-lē, -ˈfāst-lē\ adverb

— bare·faced·ness \-ˈfā-səd-nəs, -ˈfās(t)-nəs\ noun

Examples of BAREFACED

1. <a barefaced challenge for a fight>

First Known Use of BAREFACED

1590

Related to BAREFACED

Synonyms: apparent, bald, bald-faced, clear, bright-line, broad, clear-cut, 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 (also enigmatical), equivocal, indistinct, mysterious, nonobvious, obfuscated, obscure, unapparent, unclarified, unclear, unclouded

Related Words: cognizable, cognoscible, comprehendible, comprehensible, digestible, fathomable, graspable, intelligible, knowable, understandable; self-evident, self-explanatory; clean-cut, simple, tidy, uncomplicated; overt, undisguised; appreciable, perceptible, recognizable, sensible, tangible; discernible (also discernable), noticeable, observable, visible; black-and-white, explicit, trenchant, well-defined; clean, decipherable, fair, legible, readable

Near Antonyms: incomprehensible, indecipherable, unfathomable, unintelligible, unknowable; impalpable, imperceptible, inappreciable, indiscernible, insensible; cloudy, gauzy, gray (also grey), hazy, imprecise, indefinite, indeterminate, misty, murky, nebulous, noncommital, sketchy, slippery, subtle, vague; illegible, undecipherable, unreadable

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Rhymes with BAREFACED

bald-faced, bold-faced, distaste, dough-faced, foretaste, impaste, lambaste, lightfaced, moonfaced, pie-faced, po-faced, posthaste, self-paced, shamefaced, shirtwaist, snail-paced, slipcased, stone-faced, straight-faced, straitlaced, toothpaste, two-faced, unchaste, unplaced, white-faced