Antonyms for palpable
ˈpæl pə bəlpal·pa·ble

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1. palpableadjective

   Capable of being touched, felt or handled; touchable, tangible.

   Synonyms:
   tangible, touchable

2. palpableadjective

   Obvious or easily perceived; noticeable.

   Synonyms:
   patent, manifest, noticeable

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. palpable

   That is apparent which clearly appears to the senses or to the mind as soon as the attention is directed toward it; that is evident of which the mind is made sure by some inference that supplements the facts of perception; the marks of a struggle were apparent in broken shrubbery and trampled ground, and the finding of a mutilated body and a rifled purse made it evident that robbery and murder had been committed. That is manifest which we can lay the hand upon; manifest is thus stronger than evident, as touch is more absolute than sight; that the picture was a modern copy of an ancient work was evident, and on comparison with the original its inferiority was manifest. That is obvious which is directly in the way so that it can not be missed; as, the application of the remark was obvious. Visible applies to all that can be perceived by the sense of sight, whether the noonday sun, a ship on the horizon, or a microscopic object. Discernible applies to that which is dimly or faintly visible, requiring strain and effort in order to be seen; as, the ship was discernible through the mist. That is conspicuous which stands out so as necessarily or strikingly to attract the attention. Palpable and tangible express more emphatically the thought of manifest.

   Antonyms:
   concealed, covert, dark, hidden, impalpable, impenetrable, imperceptible, invisible, latent, obscure, occult, secret, undiscovered, unimagined, unknown, unseen, unthought-of

   Synonyms:
   apparent, clear, conspicuous, discernible, distinct, evident, glaring, indubitable, manifest, obvious, open, overt, patent, perceptible, plain, tangible, transparent, unmistakable, visible

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. palpable

   Antonyms:
   immaterial, incorporal, invisible, ethereal, impalpable, indistinct, dubious, imperceptible

   Synonyms:
   material, corporal, tangible, obvious, gross, perceptible, evident, distinct

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. palpable, tangibleadjective

   capable of being perceived; especially capable of being handled or touched or felt

   "a barely palpable dust"; "felt sudden anger in a palpable wave"; "the air was warm and close--palpable as cotton"; "a palpable lie"

   Antonyms:
   unperceivable, elusive, impalpable, imperceptible, subtle

   Synonyms:
   touchable, real, tangible

2. palpableadjective

   can be felt by palpation

   "a palpable tumor"

   Antonyms:
   unperceivable, impalpable, imperceptible, subtle, elusive

   Synonyms:
   tangible

How to use palpable in a sentence?

1. John Avlon:

   Theres a palpable lack of excitement in the streets of New York. Three quarters of New Yorkers dont want him to run, one of the big problems of Bill de Blasio is he is not showing up to work. He comes in late. He doesnt come in at all. He seems utterly disinterested in the job of running Americas largest big city. Again, this is somebody who has been underwater often in the polls in a city thats 6 to 1 Democrat.

2. Clarissa Ward:

   There's absolutely a sense of palpable fear and near-panic in the capital right now.

3. United States:

   It would vaporize the oil and gas boom in the United States, there is palpable concern in the oil and gas industry.

4. Chris Oprison:

   Sergeant Hutchins was out there to do his job, to execute his mission and to bring his men home alive, political and diplomatic pressure to make a fall guy on this case, right after Haditha, was palpable.

5. Adam Burke:

   There is this palpable excitement among Angelenos. A big part of that is it’s only fitting since we hosted the first Super Bowl back in 1967 that Super Bowl LVI is really going to be a watershed moment as we write our comeback story here in LA from the pandemic.

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