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. Amanda Vaughn:

   The fact that the committee afterwards is still trying to get information that it's entitled to... it doesn't provide any evidence of what the clear-cut choice was at the charged time.

2. Justice Minister Koen Geens:

   I don't think those are mistakes, it is not a clear cut case of radicalization - otherwise he would have been flagged by all services.

3. Michael Kretschmer:

   Germany is a Christian country and refugees must be treated fairly -- even if they do not have a right to stay in Germany. We are humans and we treat others as humans, we must take a clear-cut position against right wing extremism.

4. John Ellison:

   It's not anywhere near as clear-cut as the industry says.

5. 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.

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