unapparent

Examples

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• Later on in the interview, he says he "respects" black women, which is so unapparent in the rest.

  Blog text (31)

• The unapparent tricks are many; he really did know how to balance a line, but they are all camouflaged in support of this main strategy, which he sensibly doesn't vary until the last stanza, when a few rhymes are allowed in as evidence of the effort it has taken to keep them out.

  Academic text (2012)

• The symptoms of the disease are often unapparent until it has progressed significantly.

• Her talent for painting was unapparent to those who only knew her as a singer.

• The reasons for his sudden departure were unapparent to everyone in the office.

Synonyms

I

invisible

vsunapparent

148 2.7

Not easy for other people to notice

adds that it may also be unclear to understand or notice

U

unseen

vsunapparent

66 3.2

Hidden so people do not notice it

is similar but also stresses being hard to understand clearly

U

unnoticed

vsunapparent

57 2.5

Other people do not see or pay attention to it

adds that it is also not readily apparent to understanding

U

undetected

vsunapparent

37 4.6

Not found or noticed by others

is a general quality of being not easily seen or understood

U

undetectable

vsunapparent

23 6.5

Very hard or impossible to notice

is weaker, meaning simply not readily apparent or obvious

O

obscure

vsunapparent

20 6.6

Not easily seen or noticed

is similar but also covers lack of obviousness in meaning

I

inconspicuous

vsunapparent

15 6.9

Not easy to see or notice

is broader, covering both low visibility and low clarity

I

imperceptible

vsunapparent

9 7.8

Very small or slight and hard to notice

is broader, covering obviousness both visually and mentally

U

unnoticeable

vsunapparent

2 4.6

Hard to see or notice

is similar but also stresses hiddenness from understanding

U

unobservable

vsunapparent

1 8.0

Not able to be seen or noticed when you look

is milder, often meaning barely noticed rather than undetectable

U

unobvious

vsunapparent

1 7.8

Hard to notice or understand at first

leans more toward visual or general lack of appearance

U

unseeable

vsunapparent

1 8.4

The eye cannot notice it

is less extreme, covering things not easily seen or grasped

U

unperceived

vsunapparent

1 8.2

Other people do not notice someone or something

is broader, including being mentally unclear as well

N

nonobvious

vsunapparent

1 7.4

Not easy to see or understand without careful thinking

is more about not being readily seen as well as understood

I

inapparent

vsunapparent

8.1

Hard to see or notice

is broader, adding difficulty of being readily understood as well

N

nonvisible

vsunapparent

5.3

Not able to be seen with the eyes

is less strict, meaning simply not readily apparent to people

I

imperceivable

vsunapparent

8.4

Too small to be seen, heard, or noticed

is milder, meaning not easily seen rather than impossible to notice

U

unperceivable

vsunapparent

9.1

Too small, slow, or quiet for people to notice

is less absolute, used for things simply not readily apparent

I

insensible

vsunapparent

7.4

So small that people do not notice it

is broader, also including things that confuse understanding

I

incognizable

vsunapparent

• Formal

9.9

Not possible for people to know or understand

is weaker, meaning not easily seen or understood rather than unknowable

N

nonmanifest

vsunapparent

8.8

Not easy to see or notice

is similar but focuses more on physical noticeability as well

Antonyms

O

obvious

∞ 1.0

Easy to see or understand

A

apparent

317 2.8

Easy to see or understand

How Apparent

obvious

∞ 1.0

evident

203 2.1

apparent

317 2.8

unclear

207 3.9

unapparent

7.9

unnoticeable

2 4.6

invisible

218 3.7

Surface Forms

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Etymology