apparent synonyms

apparent

modif.

  1. Open to view

    visible, clear, obvious, manifest; see obvious 1.

  2. Obvious

    obvious, self-evident, glaring, patent; see obvious 2.

  3. Seeming, but not actual

    ostensible, seeming, possible, plausible; see likely 1. See syn. study atobvious.

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