PERCEIVABLE Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

perceivable

adjective

Definition of perceivable

as in obvious

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Recent Examples of perceivable This lack of a perceivable third dimension can lead to a lot of confusion. — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 19 June 2026 But the hardly perceivable details, the miniscule mistakes piled up to cost Colorado a game that meant everything. — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 23 May 2026 The trajectory puts Venus in a different category than most of its perceivable peers. — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2025

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Adjective

The comparisons between the start of Ray Allen’s and Klay Thompson’s Miami Heat stories seem obvious.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026
Yet with no obvious signs of trauma, the researchers couldn’t say what sent the woman to an early grave.

— Mike McRae August 25, New Atlas, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of obvious

Adjective

The model tends toward certain word choices repeatedly throughout a text, embedding a pattern that is meant to be perceptible only to someone with the key.

— Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
Output still contains SynthID and C2PA Content Credentials, two types of digital watermarking that aren't perceptible under normal circumstances and cannot be toggled off.

— Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of perceptible

Adjective

This issue is particularly evident among younger employees, as 20% of Gen Z workers report experiencing loneliness frequently—approximately double the rate reported by Millennials.

— Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Boise State is among college football’s top teams for returning talent in 2026, and that fact is perhaps no more evident than in the running back room.

— Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of evident

Adjective

Inflicting these details on the jury, the children’s family members, and the public served no discernible purpose in establishing Clancy’s mens rea, which might have discredited her not-guilty plea.

— Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2026
Its Fourier transform has a wide spread of frequencies — a sound with no discernible pitch.

— Shalma Wegsman, Quanta Magazine, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of discernible

Adjective

Two years later, as massive success seemed like the Eagles’ manifest destiny, that tandem cut their bandmates out of a publishing deal, setting themselves up with a never-ending sinecure but setting their original quartet up to crumble.

— Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 30 Aug. 2026
The books’ capacious geography felt like a girlish form of manifest destiny.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of manifest

Adjective

The 277 lb-ft of torque arrives from 2,000 rpm, and the difference is immediately noticeable.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2026
The result is particularly noticeable in its food scene, where Middle Eastern influences sit comfortably alongside contemporary Scandinavian restaurants.

— David Nikel, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of noticeable

Adjective

Without it, that money and those jobs would simply not materialize, leaving a conspicuous financial hole in the UAE’s crucial winter tourism season.

— Inzamam Rashid, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026
The most conspicuous are rookie coaches Walter Vaughn of North Springs, Jamoski Ward of Central of Macon and Gabe Gay of Montgomery County .

— Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of conspicuous

Adjective

None had identification or detectable microchips on them, officials said.

— Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 27 Aug. 2026
The vaccine, in combination with Keytruda , met key goals in patients with higher-risk or advanced melanoma whose detectable cancer had been completely removed through surgery.

— Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2026

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