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Apparent

Capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to the eye; within sight or view.

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Obvious 84% connected

Opposing; fronting.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Obvious 84% connected

Opposing; fronting.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Superficial 84% connected

Of or pertaining to the superficies, or surface; lying on the surface; shallow; not deep; as, a superficial color; a superficial covering; superficia…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Superficial 84% connected

Of or pertaining to the superficies, or surface; lying on the surface; shallow; not deep; as, a superficial color; a superficial covering; superficia…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Derivationally related 6

Apparentness 74% connected

Plainness to the eye or the mind; visibleness; obviousness.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Apparentness 74% connected

Plainness to the eye or the mind; visibleness; obviousness.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Appear 74% connected

To come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Appear 74% connected

To come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Evident 92% connected

Clear to the vision; especially, clear to the understanding, and satisfactory to the judgment; as, the figure or color of a body is evident to the se…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Manifest 92% connected

Evident to the senses, esp. to the sight; apparent; distinctly perceived; hence, obvious to the understanding; apparent to the mind; easily apprehens…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Ostensible 92% connected

Capable of being shown; proper or intended to be shown.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Palpable 92% connected

Capable of being touched and felt; perceptible by the touch; as, a palpable form.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Patent 92% connected

Open; expanded; evident; apparent; unconcealed; manifest; public; conspicuous.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Plain 92% connected

To lament; to bewail; to complain.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Seeming 92% connected

of Seem

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Unmistakable 92% connected

Incapable of being mistaken or misunderstood; clear; plain; obvious; evident.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

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