INAPPARENT Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

inapparent

adjective

Definition of inapparent

as in hidden

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Adjective

The shift in Natalie’s perspective galvanizes the show in two great scenes that reveal the depth of her pain and her hidden capacity for empathy.

— Scott Tobias, Vulture, 17 July 2026
Small businesses across California are cutting hours, raising prices, downgrading coverage and even hiring abroad, while workers absorb hidden pay cuts and higher deductibles.

— Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026

Definition of hidden

Adjective

Luther said that is unlikely to happen because the governor and lawmakers are campaigning for the November election.

— Jack Fink, CBS News, 14 July 2026
Although the third-place play-off counts towards fantasy points, that game is unlikely to be taken too seriously by either side and rotation could be an issue.

— Abdul Rehman, New York Times, 14 July 2026

Definition of unlikely

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In Uvalde — where the scars of the 2022 Robb Elementary School shooting remain impossible to ignore — one person was killed and dozens of homes were destroyed, compounding years of the community’s collective grief.

— Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
Four years after Minnesota’s Feeding Our Future fraud scandal emerged, theft from government programs has become impossible for state leaders to ignore as allegations continue to arise.

— Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 19 July 2026

Definition of impossible

Adjective

Launch-control starts summon an improbable 1,139 hp, toppling previous Porsche kings such as the hybrid 918 Spyder or the recent Taycan GT Turbo.

— Lawrence Ulrich, Robb Report, 15 July 2026
The chapters follow the restaurant’s improbable success, offering extraordinary anecdotes, such as how a Yugoslavian immigrant happened to open a red-booth, comfort-food Italian restaurant.

— Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026

Definition of improbable

Adjective

Conspiracy theorists have proposed many different (though mostly superstitious and inconceivable) reasons why disappearances and disasters occur in the Bermuda Triangle.

— Andrea Romano, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 2026
And the power play was 17th in the NHL, which seems inconceivable for a team with as much offensive firepower as Tampa Bay.

— Scott Turick, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 July 2026

Definition of inconceivable

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