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Synonyms for apparent
Synonyms for apparent: plain and seeming. Every one of them is a hand audited pair from the Synonym Stack word bank, shown below in the sense it fits, in a real sentence, and beside the words that only look close.
The 2 synonyms for apparent
- plainadjective, in the sense "clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment"
- seemingadjective, in the sense "appearing as such but not necessarily so"
Each of these belongs to a different sense of apparent, which is why the meaning beside them changes down the list.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
The effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields.
The true synonym
plain
Same sentence, swapped: The effects of the drought are plain to anyone who sees the parched fields.
Close but different
The game shows these three beside the answer. Each is a real word with a real meaning and none of them fits the slot apparent is in above, which is the point the reason line makes.
- seeming
- imaginary
- colored
appearing as such but not necessarily so
Her apparent calm hid the panic she actually felt.
The true synonym
seeming
Same sentence, swapped: Her seeming calm hid the panic she actually felt.
Close but different
These three are the other tiles for this sense. Each is a real word, and none of them can stand where apparent stands in the sentence above.
- distinct
- prominent
- reasonable
Where apparent turns up in the game
apparent is the word under test in two puzzles, spread across two difficulty tiers. It also sits on the board as one of the three wrong tiles in three other puzzles, where the answer is a different word entirely.
The puzzles where apparent is the trap
- plainadjective, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is spare, in the sense "lacking embellishment or ornamentation", with apparent sitting one tile away.
- imaginaryadjective, Tier 3, Ridgeline. The answer there is fanciful, in the sense "not based on fact", and apparent is on the board beside it.
- plainadjective, Tier 3, Ridgeline. The answer there is homely, in the sense "lacking in physical beauty or proportion", with apparent sitting one tile away.
Play apparent
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so apparent reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.
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Neighbours by theme before neighbours by difficulty, because qualities is the company apparent keeps.
Why the near miss missed, in the game as well as here
Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. apparent carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.