clear as mud en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Blend of clear as day + mud. Compare muddy (“unclear, blurry”).
Meanings
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(not-comparable, qualifier:simile, sarcastic) Unclear; difficult or impossible to understand or interpret.
Near-synonyms: muddied, muddy, muddled, muddle-headed
Antonyms
res ipsa loquitur · plain as day · patent · plain as a pikestaff · clear as day · plain as the nose on one's face · undissembled · prima facie · palpable · obvious · clear cut · intuitive · decided · plain as a haystack · conspicuous · arrant · evident · clear as a bell · open-and-shut · apparent · bait · elucidate · crystal clear · plain as Dunstable highway · notable · clear as day · plain as porridge · straightforward · blatant · manifest · plain · splendent · glaring · plain as print · clear · plain as Salisbury · eyely · undoubted · ostensible · cut and dried · noticeable
Relateds
Synonyms
muddle-headed · muddy · muddied · muddled
Translations (7)
hu se füle, se farka (unclear) · fi samea (unclear) · sv klart som lervälling (unclear) · hu világos, mint a vakablak (unclear) · pl zagmatwany (unclear) · fi läpinäkymätön (unclear) · pl mętny (unclear)