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(satellite adjective) clearly apparent or obvious to the mind or senses; "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" |
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Synonyms: evident, manifest, patent, plain |
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(satellite adjective) 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" |
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Synonyms: ostensible, seeming |
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(satellite adjective) readily apparent to the eye; "angry for no apparent reason"; "had no visible means of support" |
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