plainly

Definitions

In a clear, easy-to-understand, or unambiguous manner.

Without decoration, pretense, or complexity; simply.

Openly or frankly; without concealment.

Examples

She spoke plainly about the difficulties the team would face in the coming months.

It was plainly obvious that he had not prepared for the presentation.

Synonyms

clearly evidently obviously distinctly manifestly openly frankly

Antonyms

vaguely obscurely ambiguously secretly covertly indirectly confusedly