apparent
adjective
[ əˈpar(ə)nt ]
• clearly visible or understood; obvious.
• "for no apparent reason she laughed"
Similar:
evident,
plain,
obvious,
clear,
manifest,
visible,
discernible,
perceptible,
perceivable,
noticeable,
detectable,
recognizable,
observable,
unmistakable,
crystal clear,
as clear as crystal,
transparent,
palpable,
patent,
distinct,
pronounced,
marked,
striking,
conspicuous,
overt,
blatant,
as plain as a pikestaff,
staring someone in the face,
writ large,
written all over someone,
as plain as day,
beyond (a) doubt,
beyond question,
self-evident,
indisputable,
standing/sticking out a mile,
• seeming real or true, but not necessarily so.
• "his apparent lack of concern"
Similar:
seeming,
ostensible,
outward,
superficial,
surface,
supposed,
presumed,
so-called,
alleged,
professed,
avowed,
declared,
claimed,
purported,
pretended,
feigned,
ostensive,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French aparant, from Latin apparent- ‘appearing’, from the verb apparere (see appear).
