Synonyms 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

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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.

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

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

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1. palpable

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

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

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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"

   Synonyms:
   touchable, real, tangible

   Antonyms:
   unperceivable, elusive, impalpable, imperceptible, subtle

2. palpableadjective

   can be felt by palpation

   "a palpable tumor"

   Synonyms:
   tangible

   Antonyms:
   unperceivable, impalpable, imperceptible, subtle, elusive

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1. palpableadjective

   Synonyms:
   tangible, tactile

2. palpableadjective

   Synonyms:
   manifest, obvious, plain, evident, glaring, unmistakable, gross, easily seen, very perceptible

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1. List of paraphrases for "palpable":

   tangible

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How to use palpable in a sentence?

1. Jerry Eze:

   It wasn't a goal to reach the world, during the( peak of) Covid, there was a palpable fear everywhere and I noticed that a lot of my church people were very scared of coming around the church. So, every morning, my wife and I will come online, spreading encouragement to people.

2. Ivor Prickett:

   Their sense of uncertainty was really palpable, (They) were lucky in the sense that they managed to reach that side of country and were allowed to enter northern Iraq, which the Kurds regard as their closest thing to a homeland. That said, they were incredibly tense and uncertain, having never been to Iraq before.

3. Susan Lilly told CNN:

   The love was palpable, there's very little that anyone can say or do when you're in grief like this, but our family definitely recognizes and appreciates the outpouring of love from those he touched.

4. Arthur Schopenhauer:

   There is no absurdity so palpable but that it may be firmly planted in the human head if you only begin to inculcate it before the age of five, by constantly repeating it with an air of great solemnity.

5. United States:

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