transparent

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

adj. translucent (see transparency); manifest, candid, obvious. See evidence, visibility, coherence, simpleness.

II

(Roget's IV) modif.

1. [Allowing light to pass through]

Syn. clear, translucent, lucid, crystalline, vitreous, pellucid, gauzy, thin, sheer, see-through, permeable, hyaline, glassy, cellophane, diaphanous; see also clear 2 , thin 1 .

Ant. opaque, murky, dark, smoky.

2. [Obvious]

Syn. obvious, easily seen, easily seen through, plain, clear, manifest, patent, understandable, clear-cut, unmistakable, apparent; see also obvious 1 .

Ant. obscure*, hidden, difficult.

3. [Without hidden motives or pretense]

Syn. frank, open, honest, candid, clean-cut, sincere, simple, guileless, artless, ingenuous, genuine, direct, unsophisticated; see also natural 3 .

Ant. sly*, crafty, shrewd.

See Synonym Study at clear .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.

1. clear see-through, glassy, diaphanous, crystalline, sheer, translucent, gauzy, limpid, pellucid, lucid, invisible.

2. simple plain, obvious, understandable, apparent, self-explanatory, straightforward, evident, patent.

3. open frank, honest, candid, forthright, ingenuous, direct, real.

ANT.: 1. opaque, nebulous, cloudy. 2. complex, unclear, confusing, murky, *clear as mud. 3. dishonest, underhanded, disingenuous

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Free from what obscures or dims: clear, crystal clear, crystalline, limpid, lucid, pellucid, see-through. See CLEAR. 2. Admitting light so that objects beyond can be seen: clear, crystal clear, crystalline, limpid, lucid, pellucid, see-through, translucent. See CLEAR. 3. So light and insubstantial as to resemble air or a thin film: aerial, aery, airy, diaphanous, ethereal, filmy, gauzy, gossamer, gossamery, sheer2, vaporous, vapory. See THICK.