What does “apparent” mean?
- 1
adjectiveclear and easy to notice
It soon became apparent that the plan would fail.
- 2
adjectiveseeming to be true, although it may not be
Despite his apparent calm, he was very nervous.
Apparent at a glance
- Part of speech
- adjective
- CEFR level
- B2 (upper intermediate)
- Pronunciation
- /əˈpɛrənt/ · uh-PAIR-unt
How to use “apparent” correctly
Tricky because it has two nearly opposite uses: “clearly true” after a verb, but often “seeming, maybe not real” before a noun.
Common phrases with “apparent”
- become apparent
- for no apparent reason
- readily apparent
- apparent lack of
Synonyms, opposites and related words
Synonyms (similar meaning)
- obvious
- evident
- seeming
Word family
- apparently
“apparent” is on these word lists
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