inapparent

adjective

Definition of inapparentnext
as in hidden

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inapparent
  1. hidden
  2. unlikely
  3. impossible
  4. improbable
  5. inconceivable
  6. implausible
Adjective
  • Everyone took the Meta keyword tag seriously and the practice of utilizing ‘white text on a white background’ to hide hidden keywords was a legitimate tactic that webmasters would use to include keywords in their website for search engine crawlers.
    — Alan Bradley, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The 5-star LSU commitment answered 11 questions below ranging from extending Stephenson’s NFL legacy to his hidden talent.
    — Jack Leo, AJC.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of hidden
Adjective
  • After 40, about half are abnormal and unlikely to result in pregnancy.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
  • There is even a brief potential window for a few tiny raindrops in the Sacramento area Wednesday, although any rain on the radar is unlikely to reach the ground.
    — Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of unlikely
Adjective
  • The visions of Dreamers can be fraught with symbolism and almost impossible to understand.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
  • In many situations, landing a drone to replace a battery can be too dangerous or simply impossible.
    — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of impossible
Adjective
  • Nevertheless, Richmond’s improbable comeback dazzled fans and turned its players into legends.
    — Rachel LaBonte, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Like a certain hero of Greek myth and big-screen blockbuster, the Etna of Yoon's title is the veteran of a catastrophic war, scarred in body and mind, dogged in pursuit of an improbable homecoming.
    — Colin Dwyer, NPR, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of improbable
Adjective
  • The Mets were sellers from the cellar of the National League East at this year’s trade deadline, a once-inconceivable turn of events whose inevitability eroded its surprise.
    — Tim Britton, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
  • This analogy is strangely anticlimactic and almost consoling, but a pedestrian ending comes with the territory in a scrupulously realistic book about the inconceivable.
    — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 25 July 2026
Definition of inconceivable
Adjective
  • Even if this implausible interpretation were correct, Comey’s message would not be a crime.
    — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026
  • The story is simple and implausible, about a man who sets out to drown his wife but falls ever more deeply in love with her instead.
    — Tim Page, The Washington Examiner, 25 July 2026
Definition of implausible
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“Inapparent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inapparent. Accessed 11 Aug. 2026.

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