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Palpable

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

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Similar meaning 6

Intense 84% connected

Strained; tightly drawn; kept on the stretch; strict; very close or earnest; as, intense study or application; intense thought.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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

Intense 84% connected

Strained; tightly drawn; kept on the stretch; strict; very close or earnest; as, intense study or application; intense thought.

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.

Obvious 84% connected

Opposing; fronting.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Perceptible 84% connected

Capable of being perceived; cognizable; discernible; perceivable.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Perceptible 84% connected

Capable of being perceived; cognizable; discernible; perceivable.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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

Derivationally related 2

Tangibility 74% connected

The quality or state of being tangible.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Tangibility 74% connected

The quality or state of being tangible.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

See also 2

Perceptible 66% connected

Capable of being perceived; cognizable; discernible; perceivable.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet provides this as a see-also lexical relationship.

Perceptible 66% connected

Capable of being perceived; cognizable; discernible; perceivable.

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Open English WordNet provides this as a see-also lexical relationship.

Synonym 7

Apparent 92% connected

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

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.

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.

Patent 92% connected

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

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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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.

Tangible 92% connected

Perceptible to the touch; tactile; palpable.

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.

Antonym 2

Impalpable 94% connected

Not palpable; that cannot be felt; extremely fine, so that no grit can be perceived by touch.

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Open English WordNet records these words as lexical opposites.

Impalpable 94% connected

Not palpable; that cannot be felt; extremely fine, so that no grit can be perceived by touch.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records these words as lexical opposites.

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