✅ Visibility refers to something or someone being visible, or the capability of something to be seen (Visibility is often low in the winter).

✅ Perceptibility refers to the capability of something to be perceived, or understood (The sound was on the edge of perceptibility).

✅ Visibility focuses on the idea that someone or something can be seen or recognized for who or what they are (We want to enhance the visibility of underrepresented groups in the workplace).

✅ Perceptibility emphasizes the idea of something being identifiable through senses other than sight (Adding a scent to the gas improves its perceptibility).

We hope we’ve helped with the perceptibility of the differences between these synonyms!

✅ Level means to make a surface even or properly horizontal (We spent some time leveling the kitchen shelves so things stopped rolling off).

✅ Flatten means to make something flat (Flatten the box before you throw it away).

✅ Level and flatten can both mean to knock something down to make space for something else (The developers leveled the abandoned house; They flattened the strip mall to make room for housing).

✅ While level and flatten can also mean to knock down an opponent, only level has the more positive sense of being honest about something (She wanted to level with us about the price).

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✅ To tell means to express something to someone, either in writing or aloud. It especially suggests giving someone information (I decided to tell him the news).

✅ To confide means to share a secret or other confidential information with someone, with the intention that they will keep that information private (I decided to confide in her about my concerns).

✅ To tell someone about an issue generally means sharing the facts without going into detail about any emotions you might be feeling. To confide means to share your feelings about something, or to rely on someone emotionally.

✅ Tell can mean to reveal a secret, but usually suggests bringing that secret out into the open rather than expecting it to be kept private (He chose to tell the authorities what happened).

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