as in invisible
not perceptible by a sense or by the mind
a slight difference in hue between the two glasses that's imperceptible unless they're placed side by side
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Recent Examples of imperceptible
Each brings his own approach to the party, but any drop-off is imperceptible and the impact is effectively the same.
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Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2025
If this switching happens quickly enough, any flickering should be imperceptible to the human eye.
—Paul Monckton, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
John Ebel, a seismologist at Boston University and historian of East Coast earthquakes, is skeptical that what’s going on in Summerville could be caused by imperceptible tremors; in his experience, earthquake lights are typically associated with major seismic events.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
Now, most tremors are less than magnitude 3, basically imperceptible, and life on the island is returning to normal.
—Niki Kitsantonis, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
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Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2025
If this switching happens quickly enough, any flickering should be imperceptible to the human eye.
—Paul Monckton, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
John Ebel, a seismologist at Boston University and historian of East Coast earthquakes, is skeptical that what’s going on in Summerville could be caused by imperceptible tremors; in his experience, earthquake lights are typically associated with major seismic events.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
Now, most tremors are less than magnitude 3, basically imperceptible, and life on the island is returning to normal.
—Niki Kitsantonis, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for imperceptible
Adjective
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My work traces the invisible borders between myth and memory, body and land, the seen and the felt.—
Caterina De Biasio,
Vogue,
11 June 2025
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This financial inequity significantly impacts minorities, with approximately 26% of Hispanic consumers and 27% of Black consumers being credit invisible or unscorable, compared to 16% of White and Asian consumers, according to data from Oliver Wyman.—
Afshan Musani,
CNBC,
11 June 2025
Adjective
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The problem is that Flanagan—known for eerie but subtle horror films like Hush and Oculus and Netflix series like Midnight Mass and The Haunting of Hill House—puts too many overly earnest quotation marks around what should be the most moving scenes.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
6 June 2025
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For games that ran mostly fine on the original Switch, the upgrades are more subtle but still impressive.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
6 June 2025
Adjective
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But so is societal dependence on AI. Year 2034: AI interaction appears to be indistinguishable from human-to-human interaction, even as tested by those who are versed in tricking AI into revealing itself.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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When the Arizona Supreme Court handed down its ruling in a pair of arson and DUI cases this month, the announcement on its website wasn’t delivered by a judge or spokesperson, but instead by two AI avatars that are virtually indistinguishable from real people.—
Kevin Nious,
NBC news,
29 May 2025
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“Imperceptible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imperceptible. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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