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Definition of apparent : 1. An heir apparent.
2. Appearing to the eye or mind ( distinguished from, but not necessarily opposed to, true or real); seeming; as the apparent motion or diameter of the sun.
3. Capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to the eye; within sight or view.
4. Clear or manifest to the understanding; plain; evident; obvious; known; palpable; indubitable.

Synonyms:

reputed, straightforward, possible, true, noticeable, ostensible, open-and-shut, unmistakable, homely, unmixed, assumed, self-evident, pellucid, ringing, decided, surface, plausible, lucid, likely, superficial, ostensive, outward, glaring, real, crystal clear, unambivalent, palpable, real-world, genuine, sheer, unambiguous, unornamented, unpatterned, pronounced, unequivocal, identifiable, authentic, transparent, study at, bald-faced, kosher, supposed, physical, nonambiguous, clear-cut, probable, bare, presumed, prima facie, unmingled, barefaced, visual, bright-line, unvarnished, bald, show up, patent, objective, perspicuous, broad, spare, putative, luculent, presumable, realistic, seeming, see, external, luminous, unembellished

distinct, conspicuous, observable, exposed, perceivable, obvious, seeable, perceptible, discernible, evident, plain, visible, clear, manifest, salient

Usage examples:

• Property of no kind had any apparent value whatever. - "The History of Peru", Henry S. Beebe.
• " Oh, yes," she answers, with apparent calm, but I can feel her tremble. - "The Opinions of a Philosopher", Robert Grant.
• Then, quite suddenly and for no apparent reason, she staggered. - "The Red Hand of Ulster", George A. Birmingham.