Definition for Apparent:

• That may be easily seen; obvious; plain; in science, not real- as apparent motion.

Synonyms for Apparent:

• adj.

  •deceptive (adjective)
  • illusive,
  • delusive.
  •delusive (adjective)
  • visionary.
  •facile (adjective)
  • shallow.
  •hypothetic (adjective)
  • hypothetic.
  •illusive (adjective)
  • hallucinatory,
  • phantasmal,
  • phantasmagoric,
  • phantasmic.
  •manifest (adjective)
  • big as life.
  •noticeable (adjective)
  • under one's nose.
  •obvious (adjective)
  • perceivable,
  • glaring,
  • observable,
  • out in the open,
  • make no bones.
  •plainspoken (adjective)
  • plainspoken.
  •probable (adjective)
  • odds-on.
  •seeming, not proven real (adjective)
  • suppositious,
  • likely,
  • credible.
  •supposed (adjective)
  • Suppositive,
  • supposititious,
  • suppositional.
  •visible (adjective)
  • macroscopic,
  • salient.

• n.

  •
  • possible,
  • plausible.
  •
  • ostensive.
  •apparent (noun)
  • seeable.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • obtrusive,
  • explicable,
  • manifestly,
  • comprehensible,
  • plainly,
  • clarity,
  • true-life,
  • identifiable,
  • distinctly,
  • self-explanatory,
  • markedly,
  • uncomplicated,
  • detectable,
  • marked,
  • dominant,
  • digestible,
  • prominent,
  • expressly,
  • visibly.
  •
  • clear-cut,
  • true,
  • razor-sharp,
  • homespun,
  • pronounced,
  • three-dimensional,
  • understandable.
  •
  • material,
  • clearly.
  •
  • simple.
  •
  • physical.
  •
  • express.
  •
  • sharp.
  •
  • out.
  •determinable
  • definable.

Paraphrases for Apparent:

• Equivalence

  • Adjective
    evident, obvious, visible, manifest, seeming, noticeable, self-evident, ostensible, discernible, flagrant, overt, blatant, perceptible, conspicuous, superficial, observable, glaring, palpable.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    Clearer, VER, prominent, significant, appreciable, pronounced, patent, identifiable, clear-cut, tangible, unmistakable, recognizable, marked, explicit, purported, straightforward, detectable, transparent, demonstrated, observed, definite, presumptive, distinct, striking, perceivable, undeniable, unequivocal, stark, self-explanatory, manifestly, remarkable, recognisable, salient, plain, proven, unambiguous, crystal-clear, alleged, tantamount, akin, undisguised, suspected, present, similar, demonstrate, indisputable, viewable, understandable, selfevident, noteworthy, axiomatic.
  • Noun, plural
    allegations.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    demonstrable, discernable, notable.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    semblance.

Antonyms for Apparent:

• adj.

  • obvious
    dark, Obscured, unknown, unsure, indefinite, invisible, concealed, inconspicuous, vague, indistinct, unnoticeable, secret, unintelligible, Mistakable, dull.
  • seeming, not proven real
    dubious, questionable, unlikely, uncertain, doubtful, hidden, real, equivocal, improbable, obscure, unclear.
  • Other antonyms:
    corroborated, cryptic, unobservable, gauzy, verified, viewless, disguised, sightless, imperceptible, covert, doubtful, dubious, unclouded, actual, misty, buried, equivocal, gray, unobvious, improbable, implausible, confirmed, imprecise, faint, vague, unapparent, unobtrusive, validated, nonobvious, undecipherable, slippery, impossible, genuine, clouded, indistinct, sure, hidden, indefinite, impalpable, indiscernible, illegible, unknowable, nebulous, ambiguous, hazy, dissolved, indecipherable, vanished, sketchy, enigmatic, melted, mysterious, slight, unreadable, evaporated, unclear, real, subtle, cloudy, unintelligible, latent, valid, inconceivable, profound, unfathomable, concealed, unimaginable, insignificant, dark, noncommital, insensible, substantiated, murky, indeterminate, inappreciable, established, unlikely, incomprehensible, authenticated, vaporized.

Homophones for Apparent:

• aberrant, affirmed, apprehend, affront, averment, aepyornidae, aperient, apprehended, afferent, abhorrent.