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indiscernibly

indiscernibly

8.1
In a way you cannot see or notice
  • adverb
  • /ˌɪndɪˈsɜrnəblɪ/
: indiscerniblemente

Examples

Synonyms

indistinctly
vsindiscernibly
23 6.3

Hard to see, hear, or remember clearly

is stronger, meaning not clearly noticed or told apart rather than vague
imperceptibly
vsindiscernibly
7 7.5

So slight that you do not notice it

is about not being clearly seen or told apart rather than only slight change
invisibly
vsindiscernibly
5 4.7

Without being seen by other people

is about not being clearly noticed or told apart beyond just not being seen
inconspicuously
vsindiscernibly
2 6.5

Without being easily seen or noticed by other people

is neutral about purpose and means unclear perception rather than deliberate avoidance
undetectably
vsindiscernibly
1 7.4

Without anyone being able to notice it

is about being hard to notice or tell apart rather than never found
indistinguishably
vsindiscernibly
1 7.5

In a way you cannot tell them apart

is more about vague perception than being exactly inseparable
unnoticeably
vsindiscernibly
6.1

In a way people do not notice

is about being unclear to see or tell apart not just hard to notice

Antonyms

1 5.7

In a way that is easy to see or notice

How Discernible

obviously
∞ 1.0
clearly
881 1.0
noticeably
30 2.8
subtly
48 5.1
faintly
47 2.7
indiscernibly
8.1

Surface Forms

indiscernibly positive

Morphology

indiscernibly = indiscernible (transparent) = in + discern + ible + ly

The adverb is formed straightforwardly from the adjective 'indiscernible' with the regular adverbial suffix '-ly'.

Etymology

Indiscernibly starts with in- meaning 'not' and the main part discern means 'to see or notice'. So indiscernibly means 'in a way that cannot be seen or noticed'.