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apparentadjective appearing to be true on the basis of evidence that may or may not be confirmedat the start of the investigation, the apparent cause of the plane crash was mechanical failure assumed, evident, ostensible, ostensive, presumed, prima facie, putative, reputed, seeming, supposed demonstrable, external, outward, superficial, visibleconceivable, plausible, possible, supposablelikely, probableclear, distinct, manifest, obvious, plaindeceptive, delusive, delusory, illusive, illusory, imaginarymisleading, speciousfake, faked, feigned, phony(also phoney), pretended, pseudo, put-onalleged, claimed, professed, purported, so-called hidden, inapparentimplausible, impossible, improbable, inconceivable, unlikelyactual, authenticated, confirmed, corroborated, established, genuine, real, substantiated, sure, valid, validated, verified capable of being seenas the fog lifts, the town in the valley below us will become more apparent observable, seeable, visible, visual viewabledetectable, discernible(also discernable), noticeable, perceptibleclear, conspicuous, evident, eye-catching, manifest, obvious, overt, patent, perceivable, plain, prominent, strikingexposed, external, outer, outward, superficial invisible, sightless, viewless disappeared, dissolved, evanesced, evaporated, melted, vanished, vaporizedimperceptible, indiscernible, indistinct, unnoticeable, unobservablefaint, inconspicuous, insignificant, slight, unobtrusive, vagueburied, concealed, covert, disguised, hidden, latent, obscure, shrouded not subject to misinterpretation or more than one interpretationit'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 cognizable, cognoscible, comprehendible, comprehensible, digestible, fathomable, graspable, intelligible, knowable, understandableself-evident, self-explanatoryclean-cut, simple, tidy, uncomplicatedovert, undisguisedappreciable, perceptible, recognizable, sensible, tangiblediscernible(also discernable), noticeable, observable, visibleblack-and-white, explicit, trenchant, well-definedclean, decipherable, fair, legible, readable ambiguous, clouded, cryptic, dark, enigmatic(also enigmatical), equivocal, indistinct, mysterious, nonobvious, obfuscated, obscure, unapparent, unclarified, unclear incomprehensible, indecipherable, unfathomable, unintelligible, unknowableimpalpable, imperceptible, inappreciable, indiscernible, insensiblecloudy, gauzy, gray(also grey), hazy, imprecise, indefinite, indeterminate, misty, murky, nebulous, noncommittal, sketchy, slippery, subtle, vagueillegible, undecipherable, unreadable apparent, illusory, seeming, ostensible mean not actually being what appearance indicates.apparent suggests appearance to unaided senses that may or may not be borne out by more rigorous examination or greater knowledge.the apparent cause of the accident illusory implies a false impression based on deceptive resemblance or faulty observation, or influenced by emotions that prevent a clear view.an illusory sense of security seeming implies a character in the thing observed that gives it the appearance, sometimes through intent, of something else.the seeming simplicity of the story ostensible suggests a discrepancy between an openly declared or naturally implied aim or reason and the true one.the ostensible reason for their visit Cf. evident. in the 14th century |