Nearby Words
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | noticeable, obvious |
| Synonyms: | apparent, appreciable, audible, clear, cognizable, conspicuous, detectable, discernible, distinct, distinguishable, evident, lucid, observable, palpable, perceivable, perspicuous, recognizable, sensible, signal, tangible, understandable, visible |
| Antonyms: | ambiguous, imperceptible, invisible, obscure, silent, unnoticeable, vague |
| Main Entry: | audible |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | able to be heard |
| Synonyms: | aural, auricular, clear, deafening, detectable, discernible, distinct, hearable, loud, loud enough, perceptible, plain, resounding, roaring, sounding, within earshot |
| Antonyms: | inaudible |
| Main Entry: | clear |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | understandable, apparent |
| Synonyms: | apprehensible, audible, clear-cut, coherent, comprehensible, conspicuous, crystal, definite, distinct, evident, explicit, express, graspable, incontrovertible, intelligible, knowable, legible, loud enough, lucent, lucid, manifest, obvious, open and shut, palpable, patent, perceptible, perspicuous, plain, precise, pronounced, readable, recognizable, sharp, simple, spelled out, straightforward, transparent, transpicuous, unambiguous, unblurred, uncomplicated, unequivocal, unmistakable, unquestionable |
| Antonyms: | ambiguous, indistinct, mysterious, obscure, unintelligible, vague |
| Main Entry: | conspicuous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | obvious, easily seen |
| Synonyms: | apparent, clear, discernible, distinct, evident, manifest, noticeable, open-and-shut, patent, perceptible, plain, visible |
| Antonyms: | concealed, hidden, imperceptible, inconspicuous, obscure, secret, unnoticeable, unremarkable, unseen |
| Main Entry: | discernible |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | recognizable; distinct |
| Synonyms: | apparent, appreciable, audible, clear, detectable, discoverable, distinguishable, noticeable, observable, obvious, palpable, perceivable, perceptible, plain, sensible, tangible, visible |
| Antonyms: | indistinct, invisible, obscured, unnoticeable, unrecognizable |
| Main Entry: | evident |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | apparent, clear |
| Synonyms: | axiomatic, barefaced, clear-cut, conspicuous, crystal clear, distinct, fact, incontestable, incontrovertible, indisputable, logical, manifest, noticeable, obvious, open-and-shut, palpable, patent, perceptible, plain, plain as day, reasonable, straightforward, tangible, unambiguous, unmistakable, visible |
| Antonyms: | disputable, hidden, indefinite, mistakable, obscure, secret, uncertain, unclear, unknown, unsure, vague |
| Main Entry: | implied |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | hinted at |
| Synonyms: | adumbrated, alluded to, allusive, connoted, constructive, figured, foreshadowed, hidden, implicit, indicated, indicative, indirect, inferential, inferred, inherent, insinuated, intended, involved, latent, lurking, meant, occult, parallel, perceptible, potential, significative, signified, suggested, symbolized, tacit, tacitly assumed, undeclared, understood, unexpressed, unsaid, unspoken, unuttered, wordless |
| Antonyms: | explicated, expressed, stated |
| Main Entry: | material |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | bodily, tangible |
| Synonyms: | actual, animal, appreciable, carnal, concrete, corporeal, earthly, fleshly, incarnate, nonspiritual, objective, palpable, perceptible, phenomenal, physical, real, sensible, sensual, substantial, true, worldly |
| Notes: | germane and relevant indicate pertinence to a matter, but may not be essential; material means pertinent and necessary material is based on Latin materialis 'formed of matter'; materiel means 'personnel' or 'military arms or equipment' |
| Antonyms: | ethereal, incorporeal, intangible, mental |
| Main Entry: | measurable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | determinable |
| Synonyms: | assessable, calculable, commensurate, computable, fathomable, gaugeable, material, mensurable, perceptible, quantifiable, quantitative, significant, surveyable, weighable |
| Antonyms: | imperceptible, insignificant, undeterminable, unmeasurable |
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