| apparent | | |
| adj. | 1. apparent, evident, manifest, patent, plain, unmistakable | clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment.; "the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields"; "evident hostility"; "manifest disapproval"; "patent advantages"; "made his meaning plain"; "it is plain that he is no reactionary"; "in plain view" |
| ~ obvious | easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind.; "obvious errors" |
| adj. | 2. apparent, ostensible, seeming | appearing as such but not necessarily so.; "for all his apparent wealth he had no money to pay the rent"; "the committee investigated some apparent discrepancies"; "the ostensible truth of their theories"; "his seeming honesty" |
| ~ superficial | concerned with or comprehending only what is apparent or obvious; not deep or penetrating emotionally or intellectually.; "superficial similarities"; "a superficial mind"; "his thinking was superficial and fuzzy"; "superficial knowledge"; "the superficial report didn't give the true picture"; "only superficial differences" |
| obvious | | |
| adj. | 1. obvious | easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind.; "obvious errors" |
| ~ apparent, evident, manifest, plain, patent, unmistakable | clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment.; "the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields"; "evident hostility"; "manifest disapproval"; "patent advantages"; "made his meaning plain"; "it is plain that he is no reactionary"; "in plain view" |
| ~ axiomatic, self-evident, taken for granted | evident without proof or argument.; "an axiomatic truth"; "we hold these truths to be self-evident" |
| ~ provable, demonstrable | capable of being demonstrated or proved.; "obvious lies"; "a demonstrable lack of concern for the general welfare"; "practical truth provable to all men" |
| ~ frank | clearly manifest; evident.; "frank enjoyment" |
| ~ open-and-shut | so obvious as to be easily solved or decided.; "an open-and-shut case" |
| ~ self-explanatory | needing no explanation. |
| ~ transparent | easily understood or seen through (because of a lack of subtlety).; "a transparent explanation"; "a transparent lie" |
| ~ writ large | made more obvious or prominent.; "the effect of...his irregular life could be seen writ large on his gaunt features" |
| ~ overt, open | open and observable; not secret or hidden.; "an overt lie"; "overt hostility"; "overt intelligence gathering"; "open ballots" |
| unmistakable | | |
| adj. | 1. unmistakable | clearly evident to the mind.; "his opposition to slavery was unmistakable" |
| ~ clear | readily apparent to the mind.; "a clear and present danger"; "a clear explanation"; "a clear case of murder"; "a clear indication that she was angry"; "gave us a clear idea of human nature" |
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