Cryptic and Plain

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Cryptic

Cryptic adjective - Being beyond one's powers to know, understand, or explain.
Usage example: puzzled by the cryptic e-mail message left on his computer
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Plain is an antonym for cryptic in secret topic.
Nearby Words: crypt, cryptograph, cryptography, cryptographic, cryptically

Plain

Plain adjective - Not subject to misinterpretation or more than one interpretation.
Usage example: let me make my meaning plain
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Cryptic is an antonym for plain.
Nearby Words: plainly, plainness, plaint
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  • Because of the way they're disguised in plain sight as throwaway lines, many viewers and Neo himself miss it when the Merovingian says twice, with no cryptic language whatsoever, that Neo has had predecessors (during the table conversation and after Neo battles the Merovingian's henchmen).
    Source: Foreshadowing / Live-Action Films
  • Videogame / Super Mario 64 Because a few of the game's stars are tricky or just plain cryptic to find, the game allows you beat it with just 70 minimum, with the other 50 being completely optional.
    Source: Videogame / Super Mario 64
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