Patent
Patent adjective - Not subject to misinterpretation or more than one interpretation.
Usage example: unfortunately, the patent stupidity of the proposal did not deter the city council from putting it up for a vote
Simple and patent are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Simple" instead an adjective "Patent".
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Simple and Patent. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/patent/simple
Patent & Simple. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/patent/simple>.
Simple or Patent. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/patent/simple.
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