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- Dictionaryapparent/əˈparənt/
adjective
- 1. clearly visible or understood; obvious: "for no apparent reason she laughed" Similar Opposite
- 2. seeming real or true, but not necessarily so: "his apparent lack of concern" Similar Opposite
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Apparent means able to be seen or understood, or seeming to exist or be true. Learn how to use this adjective with synonyms, antonyms, and examples from the Cambridge English Corpus.
Learn the meaning of apparent, an adjective that describes something that is visible, clear, or real to the senses or mind. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related phrases of apparent.
Learn the meaning of apparent, an adjective that describes something that seems to exist or be true, but may not be certain or real. Find synonyms, pronunciation, collocations, and usage examples of apparent in British and American English.
Apparent means able to be seen or understood, or seeming to be true. Learn how to use this adjective with different meanings, synonyms, antonyms, and idioms.
capable of being easily perceived or understood; plain or clear; obvious: The solution to the problem was apparent to all. Synonyms: unmistakable, manifest, conspicuous, open. Antonyms: obscure. according to appearances, initial evidence, incomplete results, etc.; ostensible rather than actual: He was the apparent winner of the election.
Apparent means easy to see or understand, or that seems to be real or true but may not be. Learn how to use apparent in sentences, synonyms, collocations and word origin.
apparent. /əˈpɛrənt/ /əˈpæɾənt/ IPA guide. Apparent means obvious, but — and this is confusing — it can also mean something that seems to be true but isn't definite. "The train's arrival is apparent — it's in the station — but apparently my friend missed it because she is not getting off."
