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Synonyms for cut and dry

  • adjective

Most common

settled clear-cut

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

1. Settled — decided, not open to change

set, settled

2. Clear-cut — simple, straightforward, clear, or certain

clear-cut, open-and-shut informal

Antonyms

plain as day, clear as mud, subtle

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Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Simple, straightforward, clear, or certain.

    Take care when guessing, since problems do not always have cut-and-dried answers.

  2. adj. 2

    Decided, not open to change.

Related words

Other spellings
cut and dried

Example sentences

  • settled Members of the tribe settled down along the river.

By length

3 letters
set1
7 letters
settled2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (settled2 = 2 syllables).