clear as a bell
Pure as the sound of a bell; also, readily understood. For example, Did you understand the message I left you?—Yes, clear as a bell. This simile, which alludes to the bell's clarity owing to lack of overtones, was already a proverb in John Ray's English Proverbs (1670).
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accessible, pronounced, discernible, evident, noticeable, overt, undeniable, clear, unmistakable, visible, indisputable, self-evident, palpable, glaring, straightforward, conspicuous, distinct, recognizable, barefaced, bright
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