INAPPARENT Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

inapparent

adjective

Definition of inapparent

as in hidden

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Adjective

The family drama is set during an idyllic island vacation that takes a tumultuous turn when a mother’s sudden physical outburst towards her 10-year-old son exposes hidden tensions and lingering conflicts within the family.

— Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026
Others uncover assumptions that would otherwise remain hidden.

— Chiara Alzati, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of hidden

Adjective

That’s unlikely to change now, especially as China sees how unpopular the ongoing conflict has been within the US and abroad, and as Chinese leader Xi Jinping is set to visit the United States next month.

— Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
However, working part-time is unlikely to improve your eligibility for federal student loans.

— Amy DeYoung, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of unlikely

Adjective

The figure is impossible to confirm but in line with estimates by Western officials.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
That might prove to be difficult, if not prohibitively expensive or just impossible, in urban areas with sewers, gas lines, fiber optic cables and whatnot installed beneath streets, parkways, sidewalks and paved alleys.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of impossible

Adjective

Instead, New York mounted an improbable if not impossible resurrection, Anunoby’s tip-in providing the exclamation point to the delirious comeback.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026
Where the first teaser established the scale of Oasis’ improbable return, the new trailer gets more personal.

— SPIN Staff, SPIN, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of improbable

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There are plenty of inconceivable exploits in the final season of Outer Banks, in ranging degrees of ridiculousness.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026
After already undergoing two Tommy John surgeries to repair his UCL, Antone would now need an inconceivable third.

— Cal Phillips, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of inconceivable

Adjective

But this seems implausible today, when great powers cannot even cooperate on addressing climate change, let alone the full shape of world order.

— Kurt M. Campbell, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
The idea that either could survive another four-year cycle (Messi is 39 and Ronaldo 41) and play at the 2030 World Cup seemed implausible.

— Clemente Lisi, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of implausible

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