Apparent
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English
Adjective
Apparent (comparative more Apparent, superlative most Apparent)
- Capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to the eye; within sight or view.
- Clear or manifest to the understanding; plain; evident; obvious; known; palpable; indubitable.
- Appearing to the eye or mind (distinguished from, but not necessarily opposed to, true or real); seeming.
Adverbs for Apparent
plainly; conspicuously; downright; undeniably; clearly; definitely; flagrantly; glaringly; notoriously; openly; constantly; easily; strikingly; reasonably; shamefully; outrageously; dangerously; plaguedly; perilously.
Synonyms for Apparent
- (easy to see): visible, distinct, plain, obvious, clear
- (easy to understand): distinct, plain, obvious, clear, certain, evident, manifest, indubitable, notorious, transparent
- (seeming to be the case): illusory, superficial
Antonyms for Apparent
unclear, hidden, uncertain, doubtful, dubious, equivocal.
Thesaurus
airy; apparitional; appearing; autistic; beholdable; chimeric; clear; clear as crystal; colorable; colored; conceivable; conspicuous; cortical; credible; crystal-clear; deceptive; delusional; delusionary; delusive; delusory; dereistic; detectable; discernible; disclosed; distinct; dreamlike; dreamy; epidermic; erroneous; evident; exomorphic; explicit; exposed; exposed to view; express; exterior; external; extrinsic; factitious; fake; fallacious; false; fantastic; fringe; gilded; hanging out; illusional; illusionary; illusive; illusory; imaginary; in evidence; in full view; in plain sight; in view; indisputable; indubitable; insight; manifest; marked; meretricious; misleading; naked; noticeable; observable; obvious; open; open to view; open-and-shut; ostensible; out; outcropping; outer; outermost; outlying; outmost; outside; outstanding; outward; outward-facing; palpable; patent; perceivable; perceptible; peripheral; perspicuous; phantasmagoric; phantasmal; phantom; plain; plain as day; plausible; ponderable; prominent; pseudo; public; reasonable; recognizable; revealed; roundabout; seeable; seeming; self-deceptive; self-deluding; self-evident; self-explaining; self-explanatory; sham; showing; specious; spectral; superficial; supposititious; surface; tangible; tinsel; to be seen; unactual; unambiguous; unclouded; unconcealed; undisguised; unequivocal; unfounded; unhidden; unmistakable; unreal; unsubstantial; viewable; visible; visionary; visual; witnessable
Etymology
From French apparent, in turn from Latin apparens/-entis, present participle of appareo.
Pronunciation
Notes
- The word apparent has two common uses that are almost in opposition. One means roughly “clear; clearly true”, and serves to make a statement more decisive:
- It was apparent that no one knew the answer. (=No one knew the answer, and it showed.)
- The other is roughly “seeming; to all appearances”, and serves to make a statement less decisive:
- The apparent source of the hubbub was a stray kitten. (=There was a stray kitten, and it seemed to be the source of the hubbub.)
- The same ambivalence occurs with the derived adverb apparently, which usually means “seemingly” but can also mean “clearly”, especially when it is modified by another adverb, such as quite.
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Latin
Verb
apparent
- third-person plural present active subjunctive of apparō
