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recognizable
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | easily noticed; considerable |
| Synonyms: | apparent, ascertainable, clear-cut, definite, detectable, discernible, distinguishable, estimable, evident, good-sized, goodly, healthy, large, manifest, marked, material, measurable, noticeable, observable, obvious, perceivable, perceptible, plain, pronounced, recognizable, sensible, significant, sizable, substantial, tangible, visible |
| Antonyms: | imperceptible, inconsiderable, negligible, unappreciable, unnoticed |
| Main Entry: | distinct |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | apparent, obvious |
| Synonyms: | audible, categorical, clean-cut, clear, clear-cut, decided, definite, enunciated, evident, explicit, express, incisive, lucid, manifest, marked, noticeable, palatable, patent, perspicuous, plain, prescribed, recognizable, sharp, sharp-cut, specific, transparent, trenchant, unambiguous, unequivocal, unmistakable, well-defined |
| Notes: | distinct means something stands out - while distinctive implies that an attribute or quality make something recognizable or distinguishable |
| Antonyms: | ambiguous, fuzzy, hazy, indistinct, obscure, undefined, vague |
| Main Entry: | familiar |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | common, well-known |
| Synonyms: | accustomed, commonplace, conventional, customary, domestic, everyday, frequent, garden variety, habitual, homespun, household, humble, informal, intimate, known, matter-of-fact, mundane, native, natural, old hat, ordinary, plain, prosaic, proverbial, recognizable, repeated, routine, simple, stock, unceremonious, unsophisticated, usual, wonted, workaday |
| Antonyms: | foreign, new, strange, uncommon, undistinguished, unfamiliar, unknown, unremarkable |
| Main Entry: | observable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | apparent |
| Synonyms: | appreciable, clear, detectable, discernible, discoverable, evident, noticeable, obvious, open, palpable, patent, perceivable, perceptible, recognizable, sensible, tangible, visible |
| Antonyms: | hidden, imperceptible, unrecognizable |
| Main Entry: | obvious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | apparent, understandable |
| Synonyms: | accessible, barefaced, bright, clear, clear as a bell, conclusive, conspicuous, discernible, distinct, distinguishable, evident, explicit, exposed, glaring, in evidence, indisputable, lucid, manifest, noticeable, observable, open, overt, palpable, patent, perceivable, perceptible, plain, precise, prominent, pronounced, public, recognizable, self-evident, self-explanatory, standing out, straightforward, transparent, unconcealed, undeniable, undisguised, unmistakable, unsubtle, visible |
| Notes: | oblivious means lacking all memory or lacking active conscious awareness or knowledge, while obvious means easily perceived or understood |
| Antonyms: | ambiguous, indefinite, obscure, unclear, vague |
| Main Entry: | perceptible |
| 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: | transparent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | obvious, understandable |
| Synonyms: | apparent, articulate, artless, candid, clear-cut, direct, distinct, distinguishable, easily seen, easy, evident, explicit, forthright, frank, guileless, honest, ingenuous, manifest, open, patent, perspicuous, plain, plain-spoken, recognizable, self-explanatory, sincere, straight, straightforward, unambiguous, undisguised, unequivocal, unmistakable, unsophisticated, visible |
| Notes: | translucent means light passes through but without clarity; transparent means light passes through with clarity |
| Antonyms: | cloudy, questionable, unclear, unintelligible, vague |
| Main Entry: | used to |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | familiar with |
| Synonyms: | acclimated, accustomed, at home with, common, commonplace, customary, everyday, knowing, known, old hat, ordinary, plain, recognizable, routine, well-known |
| Main Entry: | understandable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | able to be understood |
| Synonyms: | acceptable, clear, coherent, comprehensible, intelligible, justifiable, logical, lucid, pellucid, plain, reasonable, recognizable, simple |
| Antonyms: | incomprehensible, unfathomable |
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