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Synonyms for evident

Most common

obvious apparent manifest palpable

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Obviously true by simple observation.

    It was evident she was angry, after she slammed the door.

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What is clear can be seen readily; what is obvious lies directly in our way, and necessarily arrests our attention; what isevident is seen so clearly as to remove doubt; what is manifest is very distinctly evident. So clear, so shining, and so evident, That it will glimmer through a blind man's eye.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Example sentences

  • obvious It seems fairly obvious that Tom isn't happy here.
  • apparent The company turned him down for no apparent reason.
  • manifest I manifest my heart's desires quickly and easily.
  • palpable The tension between Tom and Mary was palpable.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
evidentsteady
obvioussteady
apparentfalling
manifeststeady
palpablerising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters
clear1, plain1, overt2
6 letters
patent2
7 letters
obvious3, visible3, glaring2
8 letters
apparent3, distinct2, manifest3, tangible3, palpable3
10 letters
noticeable4, observable4
11 letters
conspicuous4, discernible4, unequivocal5, perceptible4
12 letters
unmistakable5, indisputable5, demonstrable4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (overt2 = 2 syllables).

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