Synonyms for apparent
əˈpær ənt, əˈpɛər-ap·par·ent

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1. apparentadjective

   Synonyms:
   plain, indubitable, notorious, manifest, distinct, visible, evident, transparent, certain, obvious, clear

2. apparentadjective

   Synonyms:
   illusory, superficial

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1. apparent

   The apparent is that which appears; the word has two contrasted senses, either of that which is manifest, visible, certain, or of that which merely seems to be and may be very different from what is; as, the apparent motion of the sun around the earth. Apparent kindness casts a doubt on the reality of the kindness; apparent neglect implies that more care and pains may have been bestowed than we are aware of. Presumable implies that a thing may be reasonably supposed beforehand without any full knowledge of the facts. Probable implies that we know facts enough to make us moderately confident of it. Seeming expresses great doubt of the reality; seeming innocence comes very near in meaning to probable guilt. Apparent indicates less assurance than probable, and more than seeming. A man's probable intent we believe will prove to be his real intent; his seeming intent we believe to be a sham; his apparent intent may be the true one, tho we have not yet evidence on which to pronounce with certainty or even with confidence. Likely is a word with a wide range of usage, but always implying the belief that the thing is, or will be, true; it is often used with the infinitive, as the other words of this list can not be; as, it is likely to happen. Compare EVIDENT.

   Synonyms:
   likely, presumable, probable, seeming

   Antonyms:
   doubtful, dubious, improbable, unimaginable, unlikely

   Preposition:
   (When apparent is used in the sense of evident): His guilt is apparent in every act to all observers.

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1. apparent

   Synonyms:
   obvious, plain, conspicuous, manifest, appearing, unmistakable, clear, probable, seeming, presumable, likely, patent, ostensible, visible, evident, indubitable, notorious, certain

   Antonyms:
   uncertain, dubious, inapparent, minute, unobservable, improbable, insupposable, hidden, real

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1. apparent, evident, manifest, patent, plain, unmistakableadjective

   clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

   "the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields"; "evident hostility"; "manifest disapproval"; "patent advantages"; "made his meaning plain"; "it is plain that he is no reactionary"; "in plain view"

   Synonyms:
   unembellished, observable, ostensible, spare, apparent(a), unornamented, patent, plain, sheer, homely, unmistakable, discernible, unmingled, manifest, unvarnished, unmixed, evident, unpatterned, bare, seeming(a)

   Antonyms:
   unobvious, profound

2. apparent(a), ostensible, seeming(a)adjective

   appearing as such but not necessarily so

   "for all his apparent wealth he had no money to pay the rent"; "the committee investigated some apparent discrepancies"; "the ostensible truth of their theories"; "his seeming honesty"

   Antonyms:
   profound, unobvious

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1. apparentadjective

   Synonyms:
   visible, discernible, perceptible, open, external, in view, in sight, to be seen

2. apparentadjective

   Synonyms:
   manifest, obvious, patent, clear, evident, indubitable, plain, conspicuous, legible, unmistakable, in plain sight

3. apparentadjective

   Synonyms:
   seeming, specious, ostensible, not real

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1. apparentadjective

   Synonyms:
   visible, perceptible, palpable, manifest, obvious, evident, seeming, ostensible, specious

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1. List of paraphrases for "apparent":

   obvious, seeming, evident, clear, visible, manifest, zahir, ostensible, zaher, self-evident, noticeable, overt, superficial, akin, perceived, blatant, flagrant

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1. Cedric Alexander:

   That's becoming more and more apparent, we have already, as many departments have begun to do, look at how to expand our mental health training when we find it certainly necessary to do so. Because it appears that we're seeing more and more of these cases across the country in which police are engaging with those who appear to be in distress.

2. Greg Waldron:

   The markings, engineering, and tooling apparent in this debris strongly suggest that it is aerospace related.

3. Alex Gansa:

   Obviously the election surprised everybody and we had to adjust in the story room, we did a lot of work trying to figure in this idea that Donald Trump was now the president, and it became quickly apparent then that a lot of stuff that was happening in the real world was [more uncertain] than what we were dramatizing.

4. Vivek Pandya:

   It’s pretty apparent we are still dealing with a very price-conscious consumer who has had to deal with a lot economically, it’s going to take time for them to shift away from this behavior.

5. Tracey Davies:

   It's fair to say South African shareholders are pretty conservative and not very vocal on climate issues, it shows there is a lot more awareness and understanding of climate risk in our investment industry than might be apparent from what's publicly available.