Broad and Plain

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Broad

Broad adjective - Not subject to misinterpretation or more than one interpretation.

Usage example: gave them a broad hint that it was time to leave

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Plain is a synonym for broad in full topic. In some cases you can use "Plain" instead an adjective "Broad", when it comes to topics like clear, speech, obvious.

Nearby Words: broaden, broadside, broadening, broadly, broadened

Plain

Plain adjective - Not subject to misinterpretation or more than one interpretation.

Usage example: let me make my meaning plain

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Broad is a synonym for plain in clear topic. You can use "Broad" instead an adjective "Plain", if it concerns topics such as speech.

Nearby Words: plainly, plainness, plaint

How words are described

little	little broad	little plain
flat	flat broad	flat plain
random	random broad	random plain

Both words in one sentence

Summary: Evil has its own ways of hiding from plain sight, unless it decides to walk in broad daylight.

Source: Fanfic Recs / Marvel Universe
In Dangerous Liaisons the upper-class characters played by John Malkovich, Uma Thurman and Glenn Close speak plain American English, while the servants have broad Cockney accents.

Source: The Queen's Latin
There are criminal bases that are in plain sight, in the middle of town in broad daylight with police all around, doing nothing.

Source: Police Are Useless / Video Games

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