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apparent

apparent

317 2.8
Easy to see or understand
  • adjective
  • /əˈpɛrənt/
translation icon : evidente
  • The truth became apparent to everyone when the evidence was presented.
  • become apparent
  • readily apparent
  • more apparent

But around my early teen years, it became apparent that something was wrong.

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Examples

  • Then it became apparent that it was more than that.

  • The economic costs of this war are becoming more and more apparent to those involved.

  • And when he died, it was apparent that it had all been a lie.

  • But it quickly became apparent in these experiences.

  • And it quickly becomes apparent who this story is about.

  • Unfortunately, these conditions are not always as apparent as the teaching strategies previously discussed.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Here, western influences become very apparent.

  • The reason why that exception was made in the Constitution is apparent to everybody.

    Academic text (2017)
  • For many students, this is especially apparent in the area of expressive language and vocabulary.

    Academic text (2013)
  • The stage of a cat's life where that is most apparent is Kitten hood.

Synonyms

obvious
vsapparent
1.0

Easy to see or understand

is a general term for something easy to see or understand
visible
vsapparent
398 1.0

Easy to see or notice

is about overall clarity for senses or understanding
plain
vsapparent
264 1.0

Easy to see or understand

covers clear perception but may not stress simplicity
evident
vsapparent
203 2.1

Easy to see or understand

is the broader, more common word for clear perception
noticeable
vsapparent
65 3.2

Easy to see, hear, or recognize

is similar but focuses on being clear to mind or senses
palpable
vsapparent
45 6.1

A very strong feeling or atmosphere that you notice easily

is clear without implying a strong physical or emotional feel
crystal clear
vsapparent
  • Informal
43 2.5

Very easy to understand or hear

is equally clear but usually less intense or dramatic
unmistakable
vsapparent
43 3.9

Very clear and easy to recognize

is clear too but allows some room for uncertainty
manifest
vsapparent
  • Formal
26 4.2

Easy to see or notice, often showing a feeling

is the everyday, less technical way to say the same idea
in evidence
vsapparent
12 4.4

Easily seen or noticed

is the more general term for being clear or obvious
undisguised
vsapparent
3 4.7

Clearly shown and not hidden, often about feelings

is clear too but does not imply deliberate display or hiding
glaringly apparent
vsapparent
1 3.5

Very clear and hard to miss

can be obvious but not necessarily striking or extreme
patent
vsapparent
4.1

Easy to see or understand

is the plain, common expression rather than the formal term
decided
vsapparent
2.6

Very clear and easy to notice

is clear but may be less forceful or less marked

Antonyms

207 3.9

Not easy to understand or know for sure

125 1.1

A thing that is not easily seen or found

Compounds

heir apparent
  • Formal
14 5.9

A person first in line to inherit a title or throne whose right cannot be changed by later births

Very clear and hard to miss

apparent horizon
  • Specialized
6.7

The line where the sky and land or sea seem to meet

apparent motion
  • Specialized
7.2

A visual effect that makes still images look like they are moving, as in movies

apparent movement
  • Specialized
7.6

An effect that makes still pictures shown quickly seem to move, as in movies

How Clear

obvious
1.0
clear
1.0
apparent
317 2.8
noticeable
65 3.2
visible
398 1.0
faint
148 2.7

Surface Forms

apparent positive

Morphology

apparent = appear (semi-transparent) = appear + ent

Formally related to the verb 'appear' plus the adjectival suffix '-ent', but spelling differences and possible confusion with the word 'parent' make the relation only partially transparent to learners.

Etymology

Apparent comes from the Latin apparere, made from ad- 'to' and parere 'to appear', and it shares the same root as appear. That's why when something is apparent it 'appears' clearly to your eyes or your mind.