Antonyms for clear-cut
ˈklɪərˈkʌt for 1,2 ; ˈklɪərˌkʌt for 3-5clear-cut

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1. clear-cut, distinct, trenchantadjective

   clearly or sharply defined to the mind

   "clear-cut evidence of tampering"; "Claudius was the first to invade Britain with distinct...intentions of conquest"; "trenchant distinctions between right and wrong"

   Antonyms:
   indistinct, uncleared, unclear

   Synonyms:
   discrete, searching, hard-hitting, decided, distinct, clean-cut, trenchant, distinguishable, clear

2. clear-cutadjective

   having had all the trees removed at one time

   "clear-cut hillsides are subject to erosion"

   Antonyms:
   unclear, indistinct, uncleared

   Synonyms:
   distinct, clear, trenchant, clean-cut

3. clear, clean-cut, clear-cutverb

   clear and distinct to the senses; easily perceptible

   "as clear as a whistle"; "clear footprints in the snow"; "the letter brought back a clear image of his grandfather"; "a spire clean-cut against the sky"; "a clear-cut pattern"

   Antonyms:
   unclear, indistinct, uncleared

   Synonyms:
   decipherable, exculpated, clear(p), vindicated, trenchant, distinct, clean, clear, open, readable, unclouded, unmortgaged, percipient, clean-cut, exonerated, light, absolved, trim, trig, cleared, well-defined

4. clear-cutverb

   remove all the trees at one time

   "clear-cut an acre of forest"

   Antonyms:
   uncleared, unclear, indistinct

How to use clear-cut in a sentence?

1. Jason Cone:

   It's one of the most clear-cut cases that we can think of where the laws of war were violated, where a protected medical structure should have been protected, was instead it was bombed, and for us, it's really one of the gravest incidents we've faced in our organization in 44 years and that's why we've asked for this independent inquiry by the humanitarian fact-finding commission.

2. Stuart Slotnick:

   Most of the cases are not clear-cut incidents where a police officer goes totally rogue and commits a clear-cut crime.

3. Gamal Abdel Nasser:

   The genius of you Americans is that you never make clear-cut stupid moves, only complicated stupid moves which make us wonder at the possibility that there may be something to them -which- we are missing.

4. Don Kohn:

   She has worked hard to build a committee consensus, this is a very difficult decision that isn’t clear cut one way or another. It’s up to the chair to find and guide the center of gravity.

5. Anthony Fauci:

   The claim, based on no data, juxtaposed on clear-cut clinical data showing that hydroxychloroquine does not work, if one propagates this concept that hydroxychloroquine is highly effective and people take it based on that information, which is incorrect, yes, that would be misinformation or even disinformation that could lead people to take a drug that would not help them, that could possibly hurt them.

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