Clear and Puzzling

Clear

Clear adjective - Readily apparent to the mind.
Usage example: a clear and present danger

Puzzling is an antonym for clear.

Nearby Words: clean, cleared, clearly, clearing, clearness

Puzzling

Puzzling adjective - Not clear to the understanding.

Clear is an antonym for puzzling in topics: perplexing, confusing.

Nearby Words: puzzle, puzzled, puzzlement, puzzler

Both words in one sentence

  • Literature / The Dark Is Rising This even applies to the mysterious words the Lady gives to Jane to pass on to Will, which all come true in the order they were given, and which are quite clear and obvious in retrospect but initially quite puzzling.
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