Synonyms and Antonyms of apparent
1
appearing to be true on the basis of evidence that may or may not be confirmed
- at the start of the investigation, the apparent cause of the plane crash was mechanical failure
demonstrable, external, outward, superficial, visible
conceivable, plausible, possible, supposable
likely, probable
clear, distinct, manifest, obvious, plain
deceptive, delusive, delusory, illusive, illusory, imaginary
misleading, specious
fake, faked, feigned, phony (also phoney), pretended, pseudo, put-on
alleged, claimed, professed, purported, so-called
hidden, inapparent
implausible, impossible, improbable, inconceivable, unlikely
actual, authenticated, confirmed, corroborated, established, genuine, real, substantiated, sure, valid, validated, verified
2
capable of being seen
- as the fog lifts, the town in the valley below us will become more apparent
viewable
detectable, discernible (also discernable), noticeable, perceptible
clear, conspicuous, evident, eye-catching, manifest, obvious, overt, patent, perceivable, plain, prominent, striking
exposed, external, outer, outward, superficial
disappeared, dissolved, evanesced, evaporated, melted, vanished, vaporized
imperceptible, indiscernible, indistinct, unnoticeable, unobservable
faint, inconspicuous, insignificant, slight, unobtrusive, vague
buried, concealed, covert, disguised, hidden, latent, obscure, shrouded
3
not subject to misinterpretation or more than one interpretation
- it's apparent from the smile on her face that she got a part in the play
bald, bald-faced, barefaced, bright-line, broad, clear, clear-cut, crystal clear, decided, distinct, evident, lucid, luculent, luminous, manifest, nonambiguous, obvious, open-and-shut, palpable, patent, pellucid, perspicuous, plain, ringing, straightforward, transparent, unambiguous, unambivalent, unequivocal, unmistakable
