INAPPARENT Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

inapparent

adjective

Definition of inapparent

as in hidden

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Adjective

Anthropic’s work even shows that internal signals can reveal when a model suspects it’s being tested, detects manipulation or is pursuing a hidden objective.

— Nicola Sfondrini, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Gardner pleaded guilty to placing a hidden camera in a bathroom at a gymnastics studio in Purvis, Mississippi, between December 2017 and April 2018 to record his students.

— CBS News, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of hidden

Adjective

Rain rates are probably going to be a quarter of an inch per hour or less, making debris flow and landslides unlikely.

— Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026
The Times’ belated discovery of Bragg’s malpractice emerged through an unlikely incident that has not been reported in full.

— Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of unlikely

Adjective

Instead, Nick Sirianni gifted Jacksonville a live return, setting up an improbable walk-off win.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Seven months removed from their improbable appearance in February’s Super Bowl, the New England Patriots looked anything but super.

— Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of improbable

Adjective

Technology, public taste and economic conditions all contributed to its once-inconceivable drastic makeover.

— Rick Nicita, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026
The agent claims to have personally witnessed Foster training for the role at an FBI fingerprinting lab, a coincidence that feels both inconceivable and difficult to invalidate beyond any shadow of a doubt.

— Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of inconceivable

Adjective

In a moment when global power is concentrated in the hands of a small group of weird men with a lot of relationship drama, War doesn’t ever seem too implausible.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026
In fact, this scenario would have been implausible until the last couple of years.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of implausible

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