Synonyms and Antonyms of palpable
1
able to be perceived by a sense or by the mind
- the tension in the negotiating room was palpable
audible, observable, tangible, visible
clear, conspicuous, evident, eye-catching, manifest, noticeable, obvious, plain, ponderable, prominent, striking
apparent, distinct, identifiable, significant, straightforward
inaudible, intangible, invisible
inconspicuous, indistinct, unnoticeable, unobtrusive
faint, insignificant, slight, trivial
buried, concealed, covert, disguised, hidden, obscure, shrouded, vague
2
capable of being perceived by the sense of touch
- a small but palpable lump in my neck
tactile
corporeal, physical
actual, concrete, embodied, existent, material, real, substantial
appreciable, detectable, discernible (also discernable), noticeable, observable, perceptible, seeable, sensible, visible
bodiless, formless, immaterial, incorporeal, insubstantial, nonmaterial, nonphysical, unbodied, unsubstantial
abstract, ethereal, spiritual, unreal, virtual
imperceptible, insensible
3
not subject to misinterpretation or more than one interpretation
- a palpable case of lying under oath
apparent, bald, bald-faced, barefaced, bright-line, broad, clear, clear-cut, crystal clear, decided, distinct, evident, lucid, luculent, luminous, manifest, nonambiguous, obvious, open-and-shut, patent, pellucid, perspicuous, plain, ringing, straightforward, transparent, unambiguous, unambivalent, unequivocal, unmistakable
cognizable, cognoscible, comprehendible, comprehensible, digestible, fathomable, graspable, intelligible, knowable, understandable
self-evident, self-explanatory
clean-cut, simple, tidy, uncomplicated
overt, undisguised
appreciable, perceptible, recognizable, sensible, tangible
discernible (also discernable), noticeable, observable, visible
black-and-white, explicit, trenchant, well-defined
clean, decipherable, fair, legible, readable