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
  • The Sun quincunxes Pluto, highlighting where careful effort meets control issues, hidden pressure, or shifting priorities.
    — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Clarke pursued authenticity ingeniously, using tiny, hidden radio microphones that transmitted to tape recorder from afar, in order to capture dialogue with maximal spontaneity.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of hidden
Adjective
  • The two most prominent, Hebrew and Yiddish, have always been unlikely bedfellows, frequently fighting with each other.
    — Ilan Stavans, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Initial support is near the breakout point around $660, although a pullback of that magnitude is unlikely.
    — Katie Stockton, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of unlikely
Adjective
  • Elwood told his boss – Peter Brown, a former member of the Beatles’ inner circle and the founder of Brown Lloyd James – that the assignment was impossible.
    — Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Such components can benefit from additive manufacturing because the technology lets engineers create geometries that would be difficult or impossible to produce with traditional manufacturing methods.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of impossible
Adjective
  • Herald Square is loud, yet our room held a stillness that felt almost improbable one block from Macy's.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Beyond these galleries the museum’s momentum returns, whisking you back to a realm of improbable mesmerizing encounters.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of improbable
Adjective
  • But Israel’s current political climate makes such a proposal almost inconceivable in the short term.
    — David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of inconceivable
Adjective
  • The uncomfortable implication is that the most dangerous credibility failures are not the ones where we are obviously fooled by something implausible.
    — Big Think, Big Think, 21 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of implausible
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