perceivable

adjective

Definition of perceivablenext
as in obvious

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perceivable
  1. obvious
  2. perceptible
  3. evident
  4. discernible
  5. manifest
  6. noticeable
  7. conspicuous
  8. overt
Adjective
  • One of the additions should be quite obvious to anybody following the Yankees' offseason closely.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Even now, the demand for change-resilient experts with transferable skills is already obvious across multiple industries, especially in tech and IT.
    Hilary Tetenbaum, The Arizona Republic, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of obvious
Adjective
  • To be even more nitpicky, even via the PC, after pressing play there was always a tiny, but perceptible delay before the audio immenseein, which meant the first half-second of the first track faded in.
    Benny Har-Even, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
  • On Friday, wind gusts were 12 mph or less, with a nearly two-hour morning stretch of no perceptible winds, according to National Weather Service data.
    Dennis Romero, NBC News, 9 Nov. 2024
Definition of perceptible
Adjective
  • This trend was evident in the first round of the College Football Playoffs.
    Giovanni Malloy, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Dylan’s appreciation for the American workwear staple is evident on the cover of his 1963 album, The Freewheelin’; Phillips wanted to replicate the exact same pair.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of evident
Adjective
  • The first discernible change came in the 3-2 victory away at RB Leipzig.
    Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 19 Dec. 2024
  • This accessibility feature provides an audible narration of on-screen events that would otherwise not be discernible through dialog alone.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of discernible
Adjective
  • The center of attention is light as a hinge between new science and old religion — Christian, Jewish and Muslim — as manifest in around 100 Medieval art objects made in Western Europe.
    Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
  • The risk of doing so is too great, given the likelihood of some other economic shock that will inevitably become manifest.
    Ivan Illan, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of manifest
Adjective
  • Look for diamonds with higher clarity grades to avoid noticeable imperfections.
    Elise Taylor, Vogue, 20 Dec. 2024
  • The Bayern squad has shown some noticeable holes this season, with the attack, in particular, lacking depth.
    Manuel Veth, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of noticeable
Adjective
  • Eggers’s movies are rendered distinctive by the intensity of their investment in their images—less a matter of the aesthetic of what’s being presented than of the conspicuous concentration of energy (and of material) on their creation.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Sight gags baked into the production design (the books the Gromit reads or the signs that populate the sets) and gnome puns aplenty make for a ride in which every frame packs a dense layer of comedy, at times conspicuous, others not so much.
    Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of conspicuous
Adjective
  • Orlok’s villainy most visibly manifests itself through Ellen’s mania, and as such, Eggers seems to be underlining the themes Stoker and Murnau once played with: Dracula’s brazen seductiveness and overt sexuality, in comparison with the chaste, Christian goodliness of his foes.
    David Sims, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Daniels had two game-winning drives on his first-year resume, overt examples of his impressive composure.
    Ben Standig, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of overt
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