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noticeable Definition

no·tice·able (nōt′is ə bəl)

adjective

  1. readily noticed; conspicuous
  2. worth noticing; significant

noticeable Related Forms

no′·tice·ably adverb

noticeable Synonyms

noticeable

modif.

observable, appreciable, discernible, perceptible, detectable, conspicuous, prominent, striking, notable, remarkable, outstanding, noteworthy, salient, pronounced; see also obvious 1.

noticeable is applied to that which is readily noticed a noticeable coolness in his manner; remarkable applies to that which is noticeable because it is unusual or exceptional remarkable beauty; prominent refers to that which literally or figuratively stands out from its background a prominent nose, a prominent author; an outstanding person or thing stands out from others of its kind, usually because of superiority an outstanding sculptor; conspicuous applies to that which is so obvious or manifest as to be immediately perceptible conspicuous gallantry; striking is used of something so out of the ordinary that it leaves a sharp impression on the mind a striking epigram

noticeable Usage Examples

Preposition: that

  • number: It is noticeable that the number of folk who talk to me in the street has greatly increased.
  • people: And I really think it is very, very noticeable that the only people criticizing my article come from the United States.

Adjective complement with noun phrase

make: It has the advantage of making any oil leaks immediately noticeable!

Modifies a noun

  • absentee: Boyd was a noticeable absentee from the squad that crashed out of the FA Cup at Bournemouth on Saturday.
  • difference: To follow up a noticeable difference medicaid in most.
  • glitch: The animation is fluid enough, although there are a few noticeable glitches.
  • deterioration: There hasn't been any noticeable deterioration from May to August.
  • degradation: Even with heavily shielded cables, the range of video and computer signals is limited to a few dozen feet before noticeable degradation.
  • improvement: Visual recovery is rapid, with noticeable improvement within a day or two.

Modifying Another Word

  • barely: The movement problems vary from barely noticeable to extremely severe.
  • hardly: The pump make the lines around my mouth plump out & hardly noticeable.
  • particularly: What I found particularly noticeable in both models was the sound of silence.
  • especially: Tire noise is especially noticeable from cars at speeds above 30mph.
  • scarcely: Miss Marian walked very well now; her limp was scarcely noticeable.
  • immediately: What was immediately noticeable was the far lower police presence than usual.

Used with adjective complement

  • become: Fly tipping on the increase Fly tipping is becoming much more noticeable in the Stour Valley.
  • seem: It just seems much more noticeable in the US from where I'm lounging.

Preposition: in

  • scene: The performance hit is most noticeable in crowded scenes.
  • case: This was most noticeable In the case of LMS.
  • area: This is particularly noticeable in shady areas under trees.