Qualities

Synonyms for apparent

Two senses of apparent live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 2, Treeline · 2 senses · adjective · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2adjectiveTier 2, TreelineQualities

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 sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

plain

Same sentence, swapped: The effects of the drought are plain to anyone who sees the parched fields.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for apparent as it is used in the sentence above.

seeming
imaginary
colored

Sense 2 of 2adjectiveTier 3, RidgelineQualities

appearing as such but not necessarily so

Her apparent calm hid the panic she actually felt.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

seeming

Same sentence, swapped: Her seeming calm hid the panic she actually felt.

Close but different

distinct
prominent
reasonable

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Closest first: other qualities words at Treeline, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

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