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Obvious
open, manifest, clear; see definite 1, 2, obvious 1, 2, understandable.
Simple
unadorned, unostentatious, unpretentious; see modest 2.
Ordinary
everyday, average, commonplace; see common 1, conventional 1, 3, dull 4, traditional 2.
Homely
plain-featured, coarse-featured, unattractive; see ugly 1.
In blunt language
outspoken, candid, frank, plain-spoken, impolite; see also abrupt 2, frank, rude 2. See syn. study at obvious.

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prairie, steppe, pampas, champaign, reach, expanse, open country, lowland, flat, level land, mesa, savanna, llano, moorland, moor, heath, wold, steppe, tundra, playa, veldt, downs, peneplain, the High Plains; see also field 1, meadow.

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