to be clear
Removing all ambiguity
To be clear is a phrase that signals clarification or emphasis of a point, often to preempt misunderstanding: To be clear, I never said we should cancel the project.
It can introduce a restatement of something already said, or set up a direct assertion that might otherwise seem too blunt.
The phrase sometimes carries a slightly defensive or corrective tone, as if the speaker suspects they've been misheard or misrepresented.
- clarifyMake something understandable
- make no mistakeEmphatic assertion of certainty
- transparentAllowing light through
- crystalOrdered-atom solid
- obviousEasily perceived, unmistakable
lucid · plain · plain and simple · explicit · straightforward · in no uncertain terms · understand · evident · sharp · focus · cut to the chase · honest · blunt · frank · direct · candid · precise · unambiguous
- clarifiersi.e., e.g., namely, meaning, specifically
- Candor Phrasesto be honest, truth be told, honestly, frankly, to tell the truth
- filler wordsum, uh, er, hmm, ah