Plain and Taking

Plain

Plain adjective - Free from all additions or embellishment.

Taking is an antonym for plain.

Nearby Words: plainly, plainness, plaint

Taking

Taking adjective - Very pleasing to look at.
Usage example: had never seen such a taking city as Venice

Plain is an antonym for taking.

Nearby Words: take, taken, taker, takingly

Both words in one sentence

  • Franchise / Baldur's Gate Similarly with enemies; taking out plain old melee mooks becomes decidedly easier in the late game than taking out liches, beholders and other highly-skilled magic-users.
  • Sweet Tooth When he's not taking charge or kicking ass (or the other way around), more often than not he'll binge on these in plain sight.
    Source: Sweet Tooth
  • It does not include episodes that have nothing to do with holidays — that's just plain-jane Lighter and Softer taking effect.
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